City of Baton Rouge v. Butler
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from City Court of Baton. Rouge; Sambola Jones, Judge. Henry J. Butler was convicted of violating an ordinance of the city of Baton Rouge, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Defendant was convicted and fined for violating section 16 of the Penal Code of the city of Baton Rouge, forbidding the opening or keeping of any coffee house, barroom, or grogshop without first procuring the license required by law.
Defendant admits that he retailed malt and spirituous liquors without a license, but pleaded below that he should not be held to answer such charge, for the reason that sections 15 and 16 of the city charter of Baton Rouge are illegal and unconstitutional.
It appears from the statement of facts that defendant had applied to the city council for permission to open…
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