Taylor v. Mayor & Council of Americus
Supreme Court of Georgia
Certiorari. Decided by Judge James II. Clark. Sumter county. Chambers. April, 1869. Lucinda Taylor was charged with “ disorderly conduct in said city,” Americus, and was found guilty by the Mayor. She appealed, and the cause was heard before the Mayor and Aldermen de novo. On this trial there was evidence of a quarrel between Lucinda and another. The witnesses did not locate this quarrel otherwise than by saying it was at Lucinda’s house.
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Certiorari. Decided by Judge James II. Clark. Sumter county. Chambers. April, 1869. Lucinda Taylor was charged with “ disorderly conduct in said city,” Americus, and was found guilty by the Mayor. She appealed, and the cause was heard before the Mayor and Aldermen de novo. On this trial there was evidence of a quarrel between Lucinda and another. The witnesses did not locate this quarrel otherwise than by saying it was at Lucinda’s house. The Mayor’s decision was affirmed, and she was sentenced to pay a fine of $20 00 and costs, or, in default thereof, to confinement in the guard-house of…
1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.
This was an application to the presiding Judge of the Court below for a certiorari by the petitioner therein, alleging- that, on the trial before the Mayor and Council of the city of Americus, for a violation of an ordinance of said city, there was no evidence that the offence with which she was charged and found guilty, was committed within the cor*61porate limits of said city, so as to give to the said Mayor and Council jurisdiction to try and punish her .therefor. In our judgment, the petitioner made out aprima facie case in her petition for certiorari, which entitled her to have’ the alleged…
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