Grisbord v. Philadelphia

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

Plaintiffs are barbers, and in this action in equity sought to enjoin the city from enforcing the provisions of its ordinance of June 27, 1935 as amended, regulating the conduct of barber shops in Philadelphia and imposing the payment of an annual inspection fee of five dollars on each shop. The ordinance is intended to supplement the Act of June 19, 1931, P. L. 589 as *93amended, 63 PS 551, “An Act to promote the public health and safety......” Plaintiffs contend that the ordinance as a whole, and particularly in requiring the payment of an inspection fee, is an invalid…