City of Independence v. Cleveland
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Hon. Samuel Davis, Special Judge. (1) Tbe ordinance in question, in that it does not pur any license tax on steam laundries located in Independence, or upon agents of such laundries, is in violation of section 3 of article 10 of the Constitution of Missouri.
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Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Hon. Samuel Davis, Special Judge. (1) Tbe ordinance in question, in that it does not pur any license tax on steam laundries located in Independence, or upon agents of such laundries, is in violation of section 3 of article 10 of the Constitution of Missouri. State v. North & Scott, 27 Mo. 464; St. Louis v. Spiegel, 90 Mo. 587; Kansas City v. Grush, 151 Mo. 128. (2) The ordinance is void because no power is given to the city of Independence by its charter, to put a license tax on agents of steam laundries. Laws 1893, p. 89, sec. 107; See. 1900, E. S. 1889;…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
Defendant was convicted in the police court of Independence, Jackson county, Missouri, a city of the third class, and fined in the sum of fifty dollars, for unlawfully conducting in said city an agency for a steam laundry without first having a license therefor, as required by the ordinances of said city. He appealed to the criminal court of said county, where, upon a trial de novo before the court, a jury being waived, he was again convicted, and a fine assessed against him in the sum of thirty dollars. After unsuccessful motion for new trial he appeals to this court.
The ordinance upon which…
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