Joyce v. City of East St. Louis

• This was a prosecution for the alleged violation of an ordinance of the city of East St. Louis. The ordinance is. as follows:

“'No person, firm, company or corporation, shall, without-complying with the provisions of this ordinance, use, or cause to be used, any wagon, dray, cart or other vehicle of burden to convey loads, within this city, or on the streets of this city, or hire out, or keep for hire or use, or cause to be used for hire, in the transportation of persons or property from one part of the city to another, or from places within to places without the city, or from places without…