City of Belleville v. Hoffman

This appeal involves the construction of an ordinance of the city of Belleville which provides that every person who shall desire to carry on the business of hawker or peddler in the city, shall, before so doing, obtain a license therefor, and that the same shall cost the sum of $35 per annum for each wagon, cart or vehicle used in such occupation.

Defendant was arrested for a violation of such ordinance and tried before a justice of the peace, where he was found guilty and a fine imposed. He thereupon appealed to the circuit court, trial by jury was waived, and the cause submitted to the…