City of St. Louis v. Meyer
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction.— Hon. Hiram N. Moore, Judge. (1) The city of St. Louis is without power to enact any ordinances not in harmony with and subject to the Constitution and the laws of the State of Missouri. Constitution, secs. 23, 25, art. 9; charter of St. Louis, art. 3, sec. 26, pars. 1,-5 and 14; R. S. 1899,. pp. 2484-2488; R. S. 1899, sec. 6258; Trenton v. Clayton, 50 Mo. App. 539; Moberly v. Hoover, 93 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction.— Hon. Hiram N. Moore, Judge. (1) The city of St. Louis is without power to enact any ordinances not in harmony with and subject to the Constitution and the laws of the State of Missouri. Constitution, secs. 23, 25, art. 9; charter of St. Louis, art. 3, sec. 26, pars. 1,-5 and 14; R. S. 1899,. pp. 2484-2488; R. S. 1899, sec. 6258; Trenton v. Clayton, 50 Mo. App. 539; Moberly v. Hoover, 93 Mo. App. 666;. Kansas City v. Hallett, 59 Mo. App. 160; Ewing v. Hoblitzelle, 85 Mo. 64; Badgley v. St. Louis, 149 Mo. 122. (2) Under the laws of this State…
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
This was a proceeding instituted by the city attorney of the city of St. Louis against the defendant, under the provisions of sections 2097, 2098, 2099, and 2108 of the Municipal Code of the city of St. Louis. The city attorney’s statement was as follows:
“State of Missouri, city of St. Louis, ss.:
“City of St. Louis, Missouri, December 17, A. D. 1903.
“Henry Meyer, to the city of St..Louis, Dr.
“To five hundred dollars for the violation of an ordinance of said city, entitled, ‘An ordinance in revision of the General Ordinances of the city of St. Louis, ’ being ordinance number 19991, sections…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Emert v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- St. Louis v. DorrSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- City of St. Louis v. SchoenbuschSupreme Court of Missouri · 1888
- State ex rel. Ziegenhein v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- City of St. Louis v. BentzSupreme Court of Missouri · 1847
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