Mayor of Jersey City v. Chasan

The opinion ox the court was delivered by

Bergen, J.

These cases were argued together and are alike except that Chasan was delivering goods in Jersey City as the agent of the United States Express Company, which had been transported from points outside of the State of New Jersey to Jersey City, and Manheim was carrying goods for the express company from consignors in Jersey City addressed to consignees without the state. Both defendants were convicted under an ordinance of Jersey City, section 1 of which provides that no person shall be permitted to drive a horse attached to a business vehicle…