Commonwealth v. Murphy
18 N.E. 418, 147 Mass. 577, 1888 Mass. LEXIS 164
Opinion
The provision of c. 100, § 18, of the Public Statutes, that “the mayor and aldermen of cities and the selectmen of towns shall prosecute to final judgment all violations of this section,” was intended to impose a duty upon the officers named. It is directory only, and does not exclude the right of any other citizen to enter complaints for a violation of the law.
Fxeeptions overruled.
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Commonwealth v. Murphy, 18 N.E. 418, 147 Mass. 577, 1888 Mass. LEXIS 164 (Mass. 1888).
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