Oubre v. City of Donaldsonville

Plaintiffs, who are seven butchers doing business in the city of Donaldsonville, seek an injunction restraining said city from enforcing an ordinance requiring an inspection at regular periods of all places where fresh meats are sold and fixing an inspection fee of $120 per annum to be paid by each of said places.

It is not contended that said city is without authority to provide for said inspection, “for we take it that no one will seriously contend that the city has no authority to inspect a business in the cleanliness of which so many are directly interested.” City of New Orleans v. Sam…