City of St. Paul v. Smith
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Certiorari to the municipal court of St. Paul, where the defendant was convicted and fined for a violation of the ordi- . nances mentioned in the opinion. .
1Opinion of the Court
Beery, J".
Subdivision 11, subchapter 4, of the city charter of St. Paul, (Sp. Laws 1874, c. 1,) authorizes the common council, by ordinances, resolutions, or by-laws, “to regulate, and at a reasonable rate to license, hacks, carts, omnibuses, trucks, wagons, and other vehicles engaged in hauling or carrying for hire, and the charges of the drivers of such vehicles.” Under this authority the common council passed two ordinances, Nos. 107 and 133. No. 107 provides “that hack-men, * * * . when at or about any railroad depot or station, * * * shall obey the command and directions of the police…
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