City of Ottawa v. Brown

Ernest Brown was charged with violating an ordinance of the city of Ottawa which regulated and required a license for filling stations. He was found guilty by a justice of the peace, but on a trial de novo in the county court of LaSalle county a judgment of not guilty was rendered. The trial judge certified that the validity of a municipal ordinance is involved and that the public interest requires a direct appeal to this court. The city of Ottawa has perfected this appeal.

Section 65 of article 5 of the Cities and Villages act (Laws of 1872, p. 232; Ill. Rev. Stat. 1939, chap. 24, par. 65.64)…