Trigg v. Dixon
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Miller Chancery Court; James D. Shaver, Chancellor; 1. The city had the authority to pass the ordinance in question. Kirby’s Digest, § § 5438, 5528-29, 5648, par. 4. The term “butcher” or “butcher shop” is embraced in the word “market.” 73 Mich. 661. It is unreasonable to assume that the Legislature had only in view the regulation and superintendence of public markets, in the technical sense of the word, as distinguished from “butcher shops.” 58 Pa.
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Appeal from Miller Chancery Court; James D. Shaver, Chancellor; 1. The city had the authority to pass the ordinance in question. Kirby’s Digest, § § 5438, 5528-29, 5648, par. 4. The term “butcher” or “butcher shop” is embraced in the word “market.” 73 Mich. 661. It is unreasonable to assume that the Legislature had only in view the regulation and superintendence of public markets, in the technical sense of the word, as distinguished from “butcher shops.” 58 Pa. St. 119; 60 Pa. St. 445; 20 Am. Law Reg. (N. S.) 473, and note; 1 Dill., Mun. Corp. (4 ed.), par. 380; 28 Cyc. 734, and note 36; 60…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
Appellees by this suit seek to enjoin the appellant from enforcing an ordinance of the city of Texarkana. The ordinance is as follows:
“An ordinance to declare the selling of fresh meats in the city of Texarkana, Arkansas, a privilege, to require and fix a license to engage in such business, and to better regulate the sale of fresh meats in this city:
“Be it enacted by the council of the city of Texarkana, Arkansas:
“Sec. 1. That hereafter all persons keeping butcher shops and all dealers in fresh meats in the city of Texarkana, Arkansas, selling in quantities less than a quarter shall take out…
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