Duckwall v. City of New Albany

The. city of New Albany being incorporated under the general act for the incorporation of cities, enacted an ordinance, declaring “ that it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to have, keep or maintain any public ferry across the Ohio river, to or from any point within the corporate limits of the city of New Albany, without a license first had and obtained therefor from the common council of the city *284of New Albany.” The penalty for maintaining a ferry without such license is $50. The price of the license is $300 per annum.

The appellants were the owners of a public ferry from New…