Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-01-28

could not make it such. I'll Ga. Rep. SO; ]
Bush (Ky) Rep I39: l Gill (Md) Rept. 264; AZ
NY. Rept 40; 80 Wis. Rept. 1856 los Mass.
| Rept 2Os. and see Wood on Nuisance, PIP. 772-3,
and other cases there cited) 1t is true it might
| be made, as it has been, a matter of police reg
ulation, or offence punishable by a fine paya-
BILE to the city; but the city could not append
to such ordinance. by way of further penalty.
a civil right of action, in favor of the inJ ured
party against the wrong-dOar, which always
attaches in case of special damage from gen.
uine Public Nuisance. (See Wood on Nuisance.
p. Ut and cases there cited). Besides. it must
be remembered that the passage of the fire.
| works ordinance, as also its temporary sus-
| pension, was nothing but the exercise Oh
a discretionary polcer; matter. purely oil
municipal concern, outside Of, AVID IN no
wise affecting, the general law o. the land.
A city ma have power to pass an ordi-
nance for the paving and lighting OF the
| streets, but unless the charter require it, she
cannot be compelled to do either Neither is
she bound for the results OF any failure
in the thorough execution of her ordinances
made in pursuance of Der legislative power
q Dillon on Munic Corp. 9l0and cases there
| cited). Neither does failure by the corpora
ton to sbate a nuisance give person, who is
Injured by tue failure, private right o. action
against the corporation. q Dillon oil Munic.
| Corp. 9oi anu cases there cited) Nor Is the
| corporation bound to leeisiate at ali for the
protection of public rights, for 1t is to be pre-
sumed that the Commonwealth herself, aided
by the Common Law, has provided ali needed
| ieslslation ior lhat purpose; anu u Woaid De a
| strange spectacle, indeed. to see Coart OF the
commonwealth exacilng rom he creature,
| the corporation OF stanton, legislation. in
tnlS fesaaa winch the tonm"nEeait4 her-
ser haa sdcgiecied 10 Pfovide. All Legislation.
proper, ny aay pupnc ooay, the Gus toun-
Gil Vi o'auueon i'ictuueo Is necessarily ITO"
LIS 'eiy n'toie' ufScFeesota'9, anu hAlnihg
Is oeIter sete'eo 'hah tiial, Ia respect OF the
exercise. OF hoh-eA rciss oil any dlscre-
'iohafy pu" en- no ciVii action can De main
'aiheo Z Diii Moht1 corp p. soi). ana So
wheie cry having ehlporarhy suspehaed us
iiie-"oi ms vi o'n"hce 'uu tne ooys ny heSllSehI
use vi III e-oraoAets iitNiaS caused the destruc-
'ion vi 'ne p'"'n'ih hoose' IL was heia' On
SUIT Drought oy lae latter. against ihe corpo-
ratiol' cialh ing odIia es thereior, that the ac-
.ioh couiu not De maintained. tHiil VS.. Char-
,o''e, - i'n Gar. hep. o. ana see onion,
Niulic corp. PIP 9iS' 9'o' 'l. aad Gases therein
me explosion Oh ne o-acAefs, Id the day
'ihe' DIT long Intervals cohhheo 10 Amas coca
eions' 10 ho' neoesSaihs puoiic huisihce' Out
iN'nei 'iihe-honoieo oosef ance. +hey are
no'' III 'henhseiVes' HARMFUL eiener 10 nie' OF
ne"''n' anu oaiii an occasiohai accioehI mere
Ano enei o''heS sinap oneho, lie herF yes otsohe
~ 'Ao 'n"' ~ s'" 'ins iepoi' vi lneir eApiosion
o." snnoy ANY, ~ is 'iue' pa'' d TEN porary an
Ivy anoo' "niou 'ne siea' liass vi All 'he peo-
pie' Al every ci'y' III Inis country cheerluliy
W VI 'ao'e Sp0o'' gu" al oooa''ohs'
IL i"'' oui HesiAia'ufe seems 10 conIeh piate
DIS III uon' iof ny SUBDIVISION ALL Oh Chapter
Vi our chartef' lhe lily oouncli are gwen as
cfetiohary power 10 regulate the exhipitlon OF
fireworks. tAc1s io'-'z, p. ooo}
IL is true 'hat Professor Minor, 10 DIS synopsis
Vi oliiiinai Law. states as a common law prop
ositioh' that the throwing OF nre-cfackers, In
puoiic place' Is pooiic nuisance. But that
eminent Professor conid not nave intended the
proposition DIS aosotuie ana Without exception
ior Tue authorities reierrea 10 py MIN DO not
sustain any suon Wow, anu iela'e " ori''sh
STATUTE Wv anu II " iiiiaih III onap' Us anieno
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ie"eona'iy Aep' op' ana oon'ihu eo asai 'he
p,o'es. anu " 'ne sreat annoy ance Oh tne peo-
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Aehs. may amount 10 d nuisance and' unoer
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