Legal Opinion

Barr v. Village of Auburn

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1878PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Saugamon county; the Hon. Charles S. Zane, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon

This was a prosecution against the appellant for the violation of an alleged ordinance of the village of Auburn, prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors within its corporate limits, resulting in his conviction and a fine of $35.

Upon this appeal, the only question presented is, whether the evidence shows that the ordinance under which appellant was convicted was not legally adopted.

It was admitted that the village of Auburn was duly incorporated under the general law, being chap. 24, Rev. Stat. 1874. Prima facie evidence was given of the passage of the ordinance by the introduction in…

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Spangler v. JacobyIllinois Supreme Court · 1853

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Chicago & Northern Pacific Railroad v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. MacyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1915
  3. Chicago Telephone Co. v. Northwestern Telephone Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1902
  4. People v. RaimsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1895
  5. People ex rel. Ballance v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1924

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