State v. Hohensee

The defendants were charged in separate complaints with a violation of a city ordinance of the city of Omaha which prohibited the solicitation or collection of money or contributions without first filing a written statement with the superintendent of the board of public welfare stating the purposes for which money or contributions are to be solicited or collected. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on each complaint. The trial court imposed a fine of $200 on the defendant Hohensee and of $100 on the defendant Smith. Each defendant has filed a separate appeal.

These two cases were tried…