City of Cairo v. Bross

This was an action originally instituted by plaintiff in error before a police magistrate, to recover from defendant in error a penalty of $10, imposed by an alleged ordinance of the city of Cairo for carrying on the business of a merchant within the corporate limits of the city without having first procured a license for that purpose, as required by the provisions of u the ordinance. There was a judgment for the defendant before the magistrate, and the city appealed to the circuit court, where a similar conclusion was reached. The city thereupon prosecuted an appeal to the Appellate Court…