Ex parte Dickson

Mississippi Supreme Court November 15, 1906

Ex parte Dickson, 89 Miss. 778 (Miss. 1906)

42 So. 233

Whitfield

Opinion of the Court

Whitfield, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The learned counsel for relator have made a very ingenious argument, but one that cannot be maintained. The contention was perfectly covered by the reasoning in the case of Yazoo City v. Ligthcap, 82 Miss., 149 (s.c., 33 South. Rep., 949), which demonstrates the constitutionality of the amendment of the charter of the city of Vicksburg, made on 17 th day of February, 1904, in accordance with Code 1892, § 3039.

Affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name: Ex Parte James Dickson
Status: Published
Syllabus: Constitutional Law. Constitution 1890, sec. 88. Code 1892, § 3039. Municipalities. Under Constitution 1890, see. 88, requiring the legislature to pass general laws by which cities and towns may be chartered and their charters amended, it is. competent for the legislature to provide, as was done by Code 1892, § 3039, for an amendment of a city charter authorizing a municipal court to be presided over by a police justice.