Legal Opinion
City of Mountain Home v. Drake
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 6, 1984No. 83-228PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Steele Hays, Justice.
The City of Mountain Home adopted Ordinance No. 589 in 1980, known as the Occupation License Ordinance, imposing an annual fee on persons, firms and corporations for the privilege of engaging in a business, trade or vocation within the city. The ordinance covered a wide variety of enterprises, with fees ranging from a low of $25.00 for carpet and chimney cleaning to as much as $1,400 for manufacturers employing seventy or more persons. The bulk of the fees fell between $50.00 and $150.00.
Appellees filed suit against the City of Mountain Home, and its officials, the…
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