Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-30
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City. in the sien.bosrd easss tried before
him Wednesday. rendered any moro
prosecutions for violation Of the sign
ordinance useless. As stated In yester-
days issue. the cases before Cor were
dismissed on motion Of the City Attor-
nsy. Quite q large number Of the cases
we're pending before Judge Knox. and
yesterday. on the first being called. X.
H. Taylor. City Attorney. arose and
begged leave 10 read to the Court the
following
Address and xssisa.
II your Honor please In two cases
where charges for the violation Of the
city ordinance relating 10 business sigma
were made. which cases came on for
trial yesterday In the Justices Court Of
Township No. I. in this city. and In
which juries were impaneled. rulings
we're made by the Judgo Of that Court
which constrained me to say. In the
hearing Of the respective jurors, that I
could not ask conviction at their hands;
but that, in consequence Of those rul-
ipgs. there should be q verdict OF "not
guilty" In each case there was m nc
quittal. Those two cases. taken to-
gether. embrace within their scope every
phase which any Of the cases In relation
TO signs can present. After their decis-
ion. therefore. I readily consented to the
dismissal Of all the cases pending In
that court for violations OF the ordin-
aace in question.
Now, while ! firmly believe that the
conclusions Of tho Judge In those cases.
however. honestly arrived at. were not
the result Of m accurate construction Of
the law. and that n similar courss IN
other city cuses would tend to paralyzo
the power to preserve good government
IA our city, l am unwilling that the
defendants here should DO placed in any
different position from that occupied by
IA. defendants in the other Court. I
,hall therefore not seek to reopen in
Ills Court tho questions decided In the
oihsr. I desire. however. In simple
Justice to myself. to say to your Honor
hat in commencing the prosecution OF
.li-ss cases I did not consult my W
Inclination. A reference TO the pub
lished reports Of the proceedings OF the
Board OF Aldermen. which appeared
,oms days before tho complaints were
aled. will confirm this statement. l
neither made nor instigatsd the making
II the complaints. As sworn ofhcer OF
.ho city, whose duty II is under the Law
To- prosecute all actions ON behalf OF the
aty. i was called upon to attend TO these
sSes. i have done so with no I'M.
2oper motive, but under a fall sense Of
.he obligation resting upon me. inas-
much NJ while these cases ' oesn
banding in tho two Courts, the news
papers IN this city and vicinity Except
.hc Entnpriss). have given to tho public
~sivorse coinmmsnts-under which i
have remained silent when the matters
Sers In proercss-l now request thai
hey will publish these remarks; and, IN
conclusion, ask your Honor to enter
II order dismissing the case now called
'or trial. aud 10 make tho same order IN
all cases Of like nature here pending.
After the City Attorney concluded
,o,Jiny bis address,. Judge Knox nut n
-. "a, IT., L.. ,.., a.l.l
800 ;n,.i,is,n, man in ina oommu.
M, aryi ia
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1900. I, tho
no N"''" INV
ordinance IN question was not 'es"'!
enacted, all the others that wero passed
upon by IA, Boarl of Aldermen about 4