City of Passaic v. Paterson Bill Posting & Advertising & Sign Painting Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On error to the Supreme Court. Eor opinion of that court, see 42 Vroom 75.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Swayze, J.
The plaintiff in error was convicted of the violation of an ordinance of the city of Passaic regulating-signs or billboards, and the conviction was affirmed by the Supreme Court. 42 Vroom 75.
The ordinance provides that no sign or billboard shall be at any point more than eight feet above the surface of the ground, and requires that it shall be constructed not less than ten feet from the street line.
The statutory authority for this ordinance is the act of April 8th, 1903 (Pamph. L., p. 513), which authorizes the governing body of any city to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rideout v. KnoxMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
- City of Rochester v. . WestNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
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- City of St. Louis v. HillSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
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