River Rendering Co. v. Behr
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. Every statute in derogation of the rights of property, that takes away the estate of a citizen, must be strictly construed. — Fowler v. St. Joseph, 37 Mo. 228 ; St. Louis v. Specie, 4 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. Every statute in derogation of the rights of property, that takes away the estate of a citizen, must be strictly construed. — Fowler v. St. Joseph, 37 Mo. 228 ; St. Louis v. Specie, 4 Mo. App. 252 ; United States v. Fisher, 2 Cranch, 386. The title of an act, even before the constitutional and charter provisions hereinafter referred to, should be regarded as furnishing aid in showing what was in the mind of the legislature. — United States v. Palmer, 3 Wheat. 610 ; Garrigus v. Commissioners, 39 Ind. 66. The ordinance is in violation of sect. 53, art. 3,…
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, P. J.
The petition states that plaintiff is a corporation, engaged in the business of rendering the carcasses of animals not slain for the purpose of human food, and producing soap-grease therefrom and selling the same, etc; that, on July 7, 1876, the City Council of the City of St. Louis passed an ordinance, No. 10,062, which is set out at length in the petition. Its material provisions are as follows : —
‘ ‘ Sect. 1. It shall be the exclusive privilege and duty of the River Rendering Company of St. Louis, for a period of eight years from and after the passage of this ordinance, to remove out of…
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