The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-11-02
Decision in the County District Court
Construction Of the Police Bill and
Its validity-The Office Of City Mar.
shall Abolished,

Jlf Va AAO EOhkCo DAl Nu0
Hs valldlty--The Office OF City Mar
| shai ADoilshed.
The ousst;on "a q N. x,rh. .sy.h. g
Gano To ererc;.s ths s,ret;or AZ n r,ss % NJ y
shal-an ofiee o,ain,sd - he syt,rot ~ +.
Of the enactment ~ Last w;n,sr ,symsJ 1871 ~
HPolioe BiIiaMwas aisno.sd oT vsstardsn T~ 'is AZ
tba Hsn,;i,nn Cwas c.wa. a1sPossu ., Yesterday IN
Scott. MaIIon% % Ta,i., n and n;sIsnn ,o "uuses ~
Judga n;oLson onnonn..J a.. o,;,,. -
Tho Cont Un I.ta."d s aHaounOsa Z. sne OPINION Oh
This Ia ! nroes.S;ns N ~ ,nnn ~ 20 iy,iows
the natnra nTa r,o,,s.rs,a !. ths r.1..sn ~ -
Beniamin Rol;rsor sa.;r., ~ I ans"aSa, Sn ol
John a. Gsno TSs ,ufnrma,,on l. .Uh.ss' .aha.ss'
sets forth thst .ha .s,.,n. p.a;.ia paI.oo' p.I.A'
has been dniv srna,rtsJ 80 ,ai;a.I rn;Hs
PolIce ~ the G;tr - C;renrsd,; .h.. Inv. ;o ~
tine Of tbat ofics X q ~ ,a;r;.,..;a5 49, ~ "
the Police Count ~ ss,d r,,v anS ,h.. Sssay -
ant, John s. Gsno. has inty1dsd bimssIs 'JTt into
this latter ros;t;on .nd ,La,.h,, ,,;....1, nv
the Office al Ch;ef ~ Police snS cisims ~ hn,J
the Same on ths o,onrd tbs. hs 4. az C,.,,
Marshal. The resto, furihsr Eats sortb M,
there IL mn snoh of;ca an 'T;tv Ma,shs1 90
concludes. IN snb,tano. w;th ths n,an., H.
defen dant answsr by wb.t sntbor;,r h. cl o;ros s
to hold tbe sa;d ofHca ~ Marshsi Z. ~ he AZ
ministerial officer of tba police Can't ~ " " 'A'
To tbis informst;on tbs,JsfsnJsmt AL. 49,,
Meas Tba f,rst ;s d.ria, ~ y. 30 aos wv
Chief of Pol;ns a. hs oI.;ro ana oorsI,,SSa 10 -
the contrary Tha second No sI,soas ~ s,s y
stanoe. that dsfsnSant has ba., III aI.o.sa Al
and oualified as C;tv Ms,shsI ~ STA s" ";s''
and Il. bv v;rtua ~ s.;a nfa.s' az r.;n;..sys,,
officer of tho police Com,t '''"'
Ia .John a. E;.u Nm M,..k.,, r. =, :,
mitted that bs ia not ~ santion 6 ~ tSa az,
comm onIy called The pol;ce Riu fT,vT vol
Ohio Laws. 5Il il con.iitmti"nsI '''A'
The frat sentanca ~ tbat as.,,or do.,...s
that. din ali snch oi,i.s AZ 4hs a - Ia. ,.;sI
popuIatIon sycesdine s,ghtr, tho,,sand ~
hsbitants. tbera ,b,II hs M .rcb nts.s "a ~
of Citv Marsbs, hnt ths dnt;ss % % .Ssr.oe - '"ss ~
now imposed bv tbs octs IN wh;ch th;s a. s,n' %
plementarv. on the (,itv M.,shaI .haII !. sr r.r
formed bv The Chiaf ~ poiios - ''' "
Oar inourv Than ia ,imniv a. n ,ho am -,
tutionaJitv az this ssct;on - W 'Ao ''A'''
The orounds unon which q "a o,,sc.d ,,,.
this law Ia unconstitnt;onai wa I'LL oSn 49,. .
l. It Ia said that tb;s sect;on w;thont sst,;nu
forth and repealin0 the sams. smsnds ssct;oe
~ of the act for the oroan;gation of cit;ss ~
Swans Statutes. 972. I'm this that ssid ssction
IL declares that g The nuali8ad votars shsii
elect CITY Marshal. a Citv Civil Enrinssr i; d;
,h., =, ...,r, S .u.s .s soI..on xntaaly AMENDS
Ma.,hn1S @ - S T. snSle.lom N, 'ne "oros "UiIy
~ th" aa, ~ nat.aei ua.a .nat tnis sootlon
;nn !. %s wh;sH .;.S OIL see.lons VI Precsa-
Mss,,h., A.T P,:ts Pe..suo u9ueS ,ol inc clty
- ~" .; 90 w" ssl seSuon ~ enecs, W me e11ens
W...h :.ss.. saAvs .n nvm 'n'm tne w9Ie
nspsI;.SS anu in'er'' 'u'fe'n 'ne woros onlet
M. .l.
n..;s..s:", s.oyA ~ 'noteiVlo, ciainea 20 pe W.
oyS, oS,Sa Is.n ~ coa.tavenlng .ne % ciause
y. snu Au:n S'o'on VI tns seoona arucie OF tne
Jons',.u.lon, sS.w WHICH deo,asel; ana no Jaw
an~..;, az, ~. Ua smsnaoa u9'o's tno now so'
w .s..;ona s HVs .cv.Ssu, W sne se'uon
~ t;oo0 snS"S @tu NV .ne sse'Sn os Sec
T Adout;nr Az .ons,r,",;oIp onsn ~ ,vp.a. MS;ai
r;ons Iessi su nh ~ or;t;ss % Ssa,us ".r. apon sa
; an;n;on th.t sa",;nm usons ooiieO., W. ale ol
tmn .na. sevvn y ~ On aepo"a0"' Sec
"c' ~ ooIa, nis;n.d h1r.a enao'nnen. sL. A. ~.
,...;, s .h;. y.eu: however, .nae tne 9.ner
1eU.vnS 'n. " ~ .s PonOo ~ wa''n PresSripe
"M po,,.. .uv ~ ~, W. ,; sPpv;n1ns vnlei OF
Uavo, MS u1o9nssssoua,i ,n IVY sG. tnIs secuon nve
GS;os S;Tsss ,nH uuues " oly maIsnai upon rne
0Hvi osHh,o oos! aus ,nas 'nereiole, II tne once
t,,;a ~ Em,si " avnos .a.', " reason Oh unoonsu-
sI, sLa,;0h;. onaSsssy a as MY p.ovson ., tne law
!. hn".,s slo .l oMyo iy " ivy mslsaal ials WIN
ooUsa'o 70 .nH IS;.s 1els NV issen' SA ule Legisa
" "se W a1oon .n cIs sue emeg =. marsn.l on:y
a no :veasei ~ .s sao vn'.l lSioe assuming its
uu'loS, W, anu u tniS 10 impossioie tne ONCE OF
''atSnar Asau1a;sn isna,ns' ms -, .. n
,;ons 's, os a. ~. wv asaMsh:, 'ha1 lne SEQ