City of New Orleans v. Gilmore
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Recorder’s Court of New Orleans ; J. J. Fogarty, Recorder. J. 0. Gilmore was convicted of violating an ordinance of the City of New Orleans, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The defendant was prosecuted on an affidavit charging him with violating sections 3 and 8 of Ordinance No. 2512 O. C. S. of the city of New Orleans, by failing to have his dwelling in the condition required by the ordinance to make it ratproof. He filed a demurrer to the affidavit, or a motion to quash and dismiss the charge against him, on the ground that the appointment of the judge of the recorder’s court, by the commission council of New Orleans, was made pursuant to section 12 of Act No. 159 of 1912, and that that section of the statute was null because it violated article No. 319 of the…
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