Towns v. City of Sioux City

One R. L. Towns is engaged in the operation of two motor vehicles as a common carrier of freight for hire in the City of Sioux City, not between fixed termini or. regular routes. The other plaintiff is an association of transfer men (incorporated) with nine members, all of whom . are. engaged in a business similar to that of Towns.

The ordinance in controversy was passed by the defendant City in 1911. It consists of 37 sections, many of which are obsolete, and others which have been repealed by later enactments of the legislature. The title to the act is “An ordinance licensing and regulating…