McALLISTER v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. 49862.

231 So.2d 368 (1970)

255 La. 405

William P. McALLISTER v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied February 23, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luke Fontana, New Orleans, for appellant.

Alvin J. Liska, City Atty., Richard C. Seither, Ernest L. Salatich, Asst. City Attys., for appellee.


SUMMERS, Justice.

Relator William P. McAllister was charged as a vagrant as defined by Section 42-85 of Ordinance No. 828 M.C.S., known as the Code of the City of New Orleans of 1956, as amended. Section 42-85, defining the offense, does not provide a penalty. Section 1-6 of the same Code provides that when no specific penalty is provided for offenses under the Code, the offense "shall be punished by a fine not exceeding...

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