State v. Scaffer
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the municipal court of Minneapolis, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, Holt, J.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Defendant was prosecuted and convicted under am ordinance of the city of Minneapolis for the alleged offense of operating ■ a theater without a license. Judgment was duly rendered against him, from which he appealed.
The only question presented is the validity of the ordinance under which defendant was convicted. The charter of the city of Minneapolis confers upon the city council full power and áuthority to make, ordain, and-enforce all such ordinances for the government and good order of the city, the suppression of vice and intemperance, and the prevention of crime, as it shall deem…
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