Police Powers of Municipalities in Relation to Fire Prevention
What Decisions of Higher Courts Have Revealed as the Law in This Respect—Regulations Are Generally Construed to Benefit Public
POLICE power is constantly exercised by the state, yet a definition of such power has never been definitely and precisely formulated. The extent and limits of what is known as the "police power" have been a fruitful subject of discussion in the Appellate Courts of nearly every state in the Union. It is universally conceded to include everything essential to the public safety, health, and morals, and to justify the destruction or abatement, by summary proceedings, of whatever may be regarded as a public nuisance.
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