Campbell v. City of Jefferson

The City of Jefferson has .an ordinance to the effect that "it shall be unlawful for any person to operate an automobile within the City of Jefferson with the cut-out open, that is, when the exhaust from the engine is not through the muffler,” prescribing a penalty on conviction of its violation. E. A. Campbell, who. conducts a licensed garage business in the city, was charged several times with violating the ordinance, and was tried, *71convicted, and fined by the mayor on one of the charges. He appealed to the council, which affirmed the mayor’s decision; and thereupon he took the case by…