Legal Opinion
Dooley & Bayless v. City of Bristol
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 14, 1904PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Bristol, affirming a judgment of the police justice of said city, rendered upon a warrant charging the plaintiffs in error with a violation of an ordinance of the defendant in error.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The plaintiffs in error were arrested and fined by the city of Bristol for running a vehicle conveying freight over the streets of the city, without a license.
*233The section, of the city ordinance requiring such license is as follows:
“Sec. 78. The license tax for the privilege of running vehicles for conveying passengers or freight over the streets of Bristol shall be as follows: For every one-horse buggy, wagon, dray, cart, or hack, except such buggies and carriages as are kept for pleasure or family use, and are not for hire, the license tax shall be two dollars; for every two-horse vehicle…
2Cited by2 opinions
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