City of Shreveport v. Maroun
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from City Court of Shreveport; L. C. Blanchard, Judge. Philip Maroun was convicted of maintaining a public nuisance in violation of an ordinance of the city of Shreveport, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommer Ville, J.
Defendant was charged with and found guilty of maintaining a public nuisance in the city of Shreveport, by keeping a “blind tiger,” and he appeals.
There are three bills of exceptions found in the record, all to the same effect, and they will be considered together.
Defendant was charged, April 17, 1913, with maintaining a public nuisance by keeping a “blind tiger” on the 24th day of February, 1913, contrary to the ordinance of the city of Shreveport, specially ordinance No. 5, which is made part of the bills of exceptions, and it is found in the record.
The first objection to the charge was…
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