McDonald v. City of Paragould
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Greene Circuit Count; W. J. Driver, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The city of Paragould enacted 'an ordinance prescribing a license fee of $15, and providing: “Every person owning, keeping or running any hackney coach, automobile or any other vehicle or conveyance for the transportation of passengers for hire within the limits of the city of Paragould is hereby required to take out and procure a license from the city clerk for each hackney coach, automobile or…
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Appeal from Greene Circuit Count; W. J. Driver, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The city of Paragould enacted 'an ordinance prescribing a license fee of $15, and providing: “Every person owning, keeping or running any hackney coach, automobile or any other vehicle or conveyance for the transportation of passengers for hire within the limits of the city of Paragould is hereby required to take out and procure a license from the city clerk for each hackney coach, automobile or other vehicle or «conveyance soused.” Appellant resides in the city and «owns and keeps an automobile therein upon which…
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, J.,
(after stating the facts). The authority of the city to enact the ordinance under section 5450 of Kirby’s Digest is not questioned, and there is no contention that the license fee required to be paid thereunder is unreasonable. It is contended only that the city is without power to regulate or restrict the operation of automobiles outside its limits, and that the business carried on by appellant was not within the limits of the city and subject to regulation by it under the terms of the ordinance.
It is argued in support of this contention that if the city of Paragould, within which…
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