The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-27

Notes of Recent On;Dious.

An ordinance forbidding the business of
collecting, storing and dealing in rage within
tnlckly settled portions Of a city is held, in
com VS.. Hubley (Mass) AZ L. r. A, 403, to
De not unreasonable or in excess of the po-
lice power of the city.
A limitation of the right to a place on an
official ballot to parties each of which cast at
least per cent. Of the entire vote at the
preceding general election is held consti-
tu1onal in State eX rel. Plimmer VS.. Poston
(Ohio) ~ L. r. A, 2S7.
A municipal corporation enforcing a valid
ordinance for vaccination is held in WYATT
vs.. Rome (Ga.) a L. r. A. 1870, to be exer-
clslnS a governmental function, and there
Tore not liable for any damages caused by
impure vaccine matter.
The right 10 shoot at a person who is
merely running away from an officer to es-
cape from arrest for a misdemeanor is de-
MED in Brown VS.. Weaver CMiss.) AZ L. r.
A, 423, and If the officer does shoot wrong
IuIly 1t IS held to be an official act covered
by his bond.
The right Of a political convention to dele
gate It's power to a committee for the nomi-
nation Of candidates is sustained in White
Us. Sanderson (Allnn.) ~ l.. K. A., III, and
the certificates of nominations are held prop
erIy executed by the chairman and secre-
tary of the committee.
Employment to procure the passage of or
dlnanceS for paving streets and alleys at a
compensation which is in part contingent
upon success in obtaining the necessary or
d~inances and securing the contracts is held,
III OIAI-iAllClQ NS. D6Ili1QOltZ ASpIldIl 0Olil-
pany Qll) AZ L. r. A. 347, to be void on
grounds OF public policy because tending to
bribery and corruption.
Evidences of the trailing of. an alleged
criminal with a bloodhound is held, in Ped
igo VS.. Com. Q&y.) ~ L. r. A. 432, to be in
admissible unless it is proved that the dog
by which it was done possessed the power of
discrimination and acuteness OF scent sum-
cient for the purpose, and it is insufficient
to show that the dog belonged to a breed
which possessed those qualities.
The inability of a building and loan asso-
citation to comply with it's contract is held, In
Southern Building and Loan Association VS..
Price Md AZ La r. A. 206, to abrogate a
condition Of the payment of Withdrawals,
made; and therefore an action in another
State by one who had given proper notice
of withdrawal was sustained without COM
pliance with such condition.
The first decision rendered by any court
of last resort Of the United States in full
support of the police power to compel the
vaccination of citizens is that OF MOTIFS VS..
Columbus (Ga.) AZ l.. r. A. 1I5, which sus-
tains the power to require all persons with
in the limits of the municipal corporation
to submit to vaccination whenever an cpl
demic of smallpox is existing or may be red-
sonably apprehended.
Starting a train without waiting for a pas
senger to reach {, seat after entering the We
hicle is held. in Louisville & N. II. Co. VS..
Hale (Ky.) AZ l.. r. A, &3, to give no cause
of action to q passenger who IS injured
thereby, unless there was some other reason
for waiting than the fact that the passenger
was a heshy woman, incumbered with a
number of children-at least when she had
an escort with her. With this case is a
note reviewing the other authorities on start
ing a car before a passenger obtains a seat