Cutcomp v. Utt
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lowisa District Oowrt. This is au action of mandarrms by which it is sought to compel the defendant, who is mayor of Columbus City, to issue to the plaintiff a license authorizing him to sell wine and beer, and also to keep billiard tables, for the period of one year from the thirteenth day of April, 1881. Upon a tidal the District Court refused to grant the writ prayed for by plaintiff, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrook, J.
i. cities and sage1?] ordiingonihrSf" different days. 1. It appears from the record and evidence in the case that, at the time of the city election, in March, 1881, there was an ordinance in force by which the keepers of beer saloons were required to pay an annual license of twenty dollars, and keepers of billiard saloons were required to pay a like amount for each billiard table kept by them. At said election there appears to have been a change made in the city council upon the question of licenses, and on the eighth day of April, 1881, the council met, and an ordinance was introduced…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State ex rel. McNulty v. PorterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1882
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