Sawyer v. City of Blakely
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Certiorari, from Early superior court — Judge Worrill. April 12, 1907. The plaintiff in error was convicted before the mayor, presiding in the police court of the City of Blakely, for a violation of the following municipal ordinance: “If any person shall have in his possession in said city any intoxicating liquors for the purpose of unlawful sale or giving away thereof, on conviction thereof such person shall be punished as prescribed in section 17 of the city ordinances.
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Certiorari, from Early superior court — Judge Worrill. April 12, 1907. The plaintiff in error was convicted before the mayor, presiding in the police court of the City of Blakely, for a violation of the following municipal ordinance: “If any person shall have in his possession in said city any intoxicating liquors for the purpose of unlawful sale or giving away thereof, on conviction thereof such person shall be punished as prescribed in section 17 of the city ordinances. In prosecutions for the violation of this or•dinance, one half the fine shall be paid to the informer.” By section 17 of…
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
(After stating the facts.) 1. The ordinance under which the accused was convicted is valid. The charter of the City of Blakely (section 25) contains a broad “general-welfare clause,” and in addition thereto adopts by reference section 696 of the Political Code, which itself is broad enough in terms to authorize this ordinance. Mayson v. Atlanta, 77 Ga. 662, (3); Bagwell v. Lawrenceville, 94 Ga. 654, 21 S. E. 903 (2); Paulk v. Sycamore, 104 Ga. 728, 30 S. E. 417, 41 L. R. A. 772, 69 Am. St. Rep. 128; Reese v. Newnan, 120 Ga. 198, 47 S. E. 560 (1).
2. The mayor’s finding was supported by the…
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