Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1913 — Lacked Jurisdiction in Enforcing City Ordinance. [ARTICLE]

Lacked Jurisdiction in Enforcing City Ordinance.

R. B. Randle made cpmplaint Saturday that Ed Honan, Jr., had ridden his motorcycle on the sidewalk on North' Forest street. Marshal Shesler arrested the boy and he was taken before Squire Bruner, where fie pleaded guilty and was fined $1 and costs,, amounting to $4.30. It was later found that Squire Bruner had no jurisdiction, as it is in violation of a city ordinance'to ride on the sidewalk and only the mayor could act. Nothing further has been done and it is quite probable wilLnot be. It is said that the young man had not been in the habit of riding the sidewalks and he explained that he did so in order to get torounfi a mudhole and hurry back to school, he having gone on a noonday errand to the home of S. R. Nichols, north of the railroad.