City of Evanston v. Wazau

Marguerite Wazau was convicted in the municipal court of Evanston of violating an ordinance for the compulsory inspection of motor vehicles owned by residents of that city. She brings the case here by appeal.

The facts are not in dispute. It is stipulated that appellant operated her automobile on the streets of the city without complying with the requirements of the ordinance. The validity of the ordinance and of the enabling statute under which it was passed are challenged as grounds for reversal.

The ordinance was passed on July 1, 1935, and provides that it shall be unlawful for a resident…