Chalmers v. City of Shreveport

ROGERS, Justice.

This is a mandamus proceeding to compel the City of Shreveport to grant relator, Robert D. Chalmers, a certificate .authorizing him to operate a taxi cab and livery service on furnishing a policy of public liability and property damage insurance in the sum of $5000 on each vehicle operated by him, issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this State. Relator also prays for a judgment declaring to be unconstitutional section 3, subsection d, paragraph 2 of Ordinance No. 30 of 1936 of the City of "Shreveport, setting forth the qualifications of an insurance or…