Youngstown v. Harrington
Ohio Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
*155OPINION
By THE COURT
It is well settled in this jurisdiction that if a license fee charged for an itinerant wholesale dealer of such commodities be so excessive as to be unreasonable, that then it is unconstitutional and void. It has been held frequently in this jurisdiction that only the cost of issuing and enforcing such an ordinance is to be made the basis upon which the amount or the issue of such a license is based. No one would contend for one moment that the sum of $200 would be reasonably necessary for the issuing and enforcement or such ordinance, and if such be the case, then it…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Allen v. City of CincinnatiOhio Court of Appeals · 1930
3Cited by1 opinion
- Washington v. ThompsonFayette County Court of Common Pleas · 1949