City of Corinth v. Sharp
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Alcorn county. Hon. Claud Clayton, Chancellor. Will D. Sharp was charged with a violation of an ordinance of the city of Corinth, and on the hearing in the circuit court he was acquitted; the ordinance under which he was tried being held to be invalid, and the city appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Alcorn county. Hon. Claud Clayton, Chancellor. Will D. Sharp was charged with a violation of an ordinance of the city of Corinth, and on the hearing in the circuit court he was acquitted; the ordinance under which he was tried being held to be invalid, and the city appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. We respectfully submit that there is only one important question involved in this appeal, and that is, regarding the caption or title to the ordinance; in other words, Does sec. 71, of the Constitution of Mississippi, apply to…
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
An affidavit was made before the mayor of the city of Corinth charging appellee with assault and battery, in violation of an ordinance of that city. On the hearing *703in the circuit court, the ordinance which appellant was charged with violating was held invalid, and he was acquitted.
We give below the entries on the minute book of the city of Corinth for the year 1899, showing the passage of the city ordinance in question:
“Minutes City of Corinth, June 5,1899, page 65. May- or’s office, Corinth, Miss., June 5th, 1899.
“The board met in regularly monthly session, called to order by Mayor Henry.…
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