Stone v. City of Paducah
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 41— PROCEEDINGS BY SAM STONE, PETITIONER, AGAINST THE CITY OF PADU'CAH FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN CITY ORDINANCES CONCERNING THE WORKING OF PRISONERS. Appeal from McCracken Circuit Court. W. M. Reed, Circuit Judge. Judgment for Defendant.
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Case 41— PROCEEDINGS BY SAM STONE, PETITIONER, AGAINST THE CITY OF PADU'CAH FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN CITY ORDINANCES CONCERNING THE WORKING OF PRISONERS. Appeal from McCracken Circuit Court. W. M. Reed, Circuit Judge. Judgment for Defendant. Plaintiff appeals. 1. The charter for cities of the second class does not authorize the passage of ordinances for working prisoners on the streets under any circumstances, but only authorizes working them inside a workhouse for reasonable cost of board. 2. The ordinances in question have been repealed, and are not only unauthorized by the city’s…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
‘Judge Nunn.
Affirming.
In the month of March, 1902, the city of Paducah was transferred from the third to the second class. ¡"While a city of the third class it passed the following ¡ordinances:
“ordinance no. 14
“Sec. 1. It shall be the duty of the overseer of the chain gang to take charge during the daytime of all prisoners confined in the city prison under judgment of the police court when there is work to do and the weather will admit, and work them on the streets, alleys or other public works of the city of Paducah.
1 ‘ Sec. 2. The keeper of the city prison shall receive and safely…
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