State ex rel. City of Butte v. Police Court

By this proceeding it is sought to have annulled an order or judgment of the police court of the city of Butte, which in effect held that Ordinance 1738 of that city is null and void. While other questions are raised in this court, the validity of the ordinance is the only matter with which we need concern ourselves. Ordinance 1738 provides that every retail coal dealer in the city must annually procure a city license to conduct his business, and must pay to the city therefor one dollar and in addition thereto five cents per ton for every ton of coal sold by him during the year. If the power…