City of St. Louis v. Ameln
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction.— Hon. Benjamin J. Klene, Judge. (1) The ordinance expressly provides that it shall apply only to cases of “adulteration” not included within the “methods of adulteration prohibited by the Revised Code of St. Louis.” Defendant is charged with mixing with or adding ‘ ‘water” to skimmed milk.
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Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction.— Hon. Benjamin J. Klene, Judge. (1) The ordinance expressly provides that it shall apply only to cases of “adulteration” not included within the “methods of adulteration prohibited by the Revised Code of St. Louis.” Defendant is charged with mixing with or adding ‘ ‘water” to skimmed milk. Therefore, if there was at the beginning of this prosecution, in May, 1909, any provision of the Revised Code of St. Louis which expressly prohibited the adulteration of milk by mixing or adding “water” by name and providing a punishment therefor, then…
1Opinion of the CourtLamm, J.
— Summoned and found guilty 'in the first district police court of St. Louis on the complaint of the city for violating a milk ordinance, defendant took an intermediate appeal to the court of criminal correction. Found guilty there and fined $25, he, in apt time and on due'steps, appeals here.
The material record follows:
The complaint reads:
“George Ameln, to the-City of St. Louis, Dr.
“To One Hundred Dollars for violation of an ordinance of said city,
“Entitled: An ordinance to prohibit the. sale of milk and cream which are adulterated.or misbranded within the meaning of this ordinance and…
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