Kansas City v. Lorber
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Jaclcson Circuit Court. — Hon. John ,W. "Woeeord, Judge. (1) Plaintiff’s contention is that under the term “merchant,” used in its charter, it is authorized to tax various kinds and classes of merchants.
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Appeal from the Jaclcson Circuit Court. — Hon. John ,W. "Woeeord, Judge. (1) Plaintiff’s contention is that under the term “merchant,” used in its charter, it is authorized to tax various kinds and classes of merchants. This must be true, else the term “merchants,” “retailers,” “agents,” “porters,” “runners,” “drummers,” etc., used in the charter are meaningless, because there are just as many kinds of “agents, retailers, porters, and drummers,” as there are kinds and classes of merchants. So, unless the term “merchant” would be held to mean produce merchant, dry goods merchants, etc., the…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, P. J.
The defendant was tried and acquitted in the criminal court for the breach of an ordinance *607of Kansas City, entitled: “An ordinance regulating and defining the amount of license to be paid by artists, agents, hotels, and others.” Section 502 of this ordinance provides that “no person or corporation shall carry on or engage in the following occupations, trades, or business in the City of Kansas without a license therefor from said city and the charge for such license shall be as follows: Commission merchants and produce dealers, $50.” There are other provisions of said ordinance, declaring it…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Campbell Baking Co. v. City of Harrisonville, Mo.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
- Kansas City v. Ferd Heim Brewing Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1903
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