City of Leavenworth v. Ewing

'The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

Ralph A. Ewing, agent of the United States Express Company at Leavenworth, was ■arrested for the violation of a city ordinance imposing a license-tax on express companies and agencies. He was convicted upon the charge in the city court, and ■upon appeal was again convicted in the district court. In this appeal he is complaining that the ordinance under which he was convicted is invalid, and that^ the statute providing for a license-tax on express companies and agencies is inapplicable and does not warrant the ordinance which was…