Johnson v. Town of Philadelphia

Citations

• 94 Miss. 34
• 47 So. 526

Syllabus

<p>1. Nuisances. Skating rink.</p> <p>A skating rink is not a nuisance per se.</p> <p>2. Same. Municipalities. Ordinances. Reasonableness.</p> <p>The power of a municipality to pass ordinances is subject to the implied restriction that they shall be reasonable, consistent with the general, law, and not destructive of lawful business.</p> <p>3. Same. Example of void ordinance. Code 1906, § 3340.</p> <p>A municipal ordinance requiring skating rinks to be closed at six o’clock in the afternoon or evening, and remain closed until six o’clock the next morning, is an unreasonable exercise of the power (Code 1906, § 3340) to regulate, suppress and impose a privilege tax on skating rinks, and is void.</p>