Shaw v. City of Norfolk

William Shaw was convipted of a second violation of an ordinance of the city of Norfolk making it an offense against the city to drive an automobile on the streets while intoxicated, and his punishment fixed at a fine of $100 and imprisonment in jail for one month.

The judgment of the trial court is attacked in this court on two grounds: (1) That the City Council was not authorized to adopt the ordinance in question, and (2) that the provisions of the ordinance are in conflict with the provisions of Code, section 4722.

The powers delegated to the city of Norfolk under its charter are broad and…