Mefford v. City of Sheffield
Supreme Court of Alabama
Carrying on Business Without Procuring City License. Appeal from Colbert Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. E. B. Almon. W. M. Mefford was convicted before the recorder, of tbe city of Sheffield for violating a city ordinance by engaging in the business of wholesale dealer in kerosene oil Avithont a license. He appealed to the circuit court of said county and he Avas again convicted and from which he prosecutes this appeal.
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Carrying on Business Without Procuring City License. Appeal from Colbert Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. E. B. Almon. W. M. Mefford was convicted before the recorder, of tbe city of Sheffield for violating a city ordinance by engaging in the business of wholesale dealer in kerosene oil Avithont a license. He appealed to the circuit court of said county and he Avas again convicted and from which he prosecutes this appeal. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court. — The effect of the tAvo several license taxes is to tax the business of these merchants as a Avhole and then to…
1Opinion of the CourtDenson, J.
— Prosecution was commenced against the defendant (appellant) before the recorder of the city of Sheffield for engaging in the business of wholesale dealer in kerosene oil in the city of Sheffield, without first obtaining a license to carry on such business. Prom a judgment of conviction rendered by the recorder, the defendant appealed to the circuit court of Colbert county. In that court the case was tried on an agreed statement of facts, and from a judgment of conviction rendered by that court, the defendant has appealed to this court.
The city of Sheffield was incorporated by an act of the…
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