Legal Opinion

Ex par Clark

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 29, 1940No. 21176PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRAVES, Judge.

Relator appeals from a judgment of the County Criminal Court of Dallas County, remanding him to the custody of the Chief of Police of the City of Dallas, Texas, under a complaint charging a violation of ordinance No. 3003 of said city, commonly called the Fireworks Sale Ordinance.

This ordinance, in effect, prohibits, among other things, the sale, or offering for sale, .or possession for the purpose of sale, of any combustible fireworks of any kind in the City of Dallas, Texas. There are some exceptions contained therein, but in the main its purpose is claimed to be based on the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. City Council v. KellySupreme Court of Alabama · 1904
  2. Ex Parte TignerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
  3. Western Union Telegraph Co. v. City of DecaturAlabama Court of Appeals · 1918
  4. Chappell v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1938

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BristowSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  2. Stoughton v. City of Fort WorthCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
  3. Cannon v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
  4. Parker v. City of Fort WorthCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
  5. Cohen v. BredehoeftDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1968

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