North Little Rock v. Rose
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; J. E. Martin■eau, Chancellor; 1. The subject-matter of the ordinance is within the terms of the powers delegated to cities by statute. Kirby’s Digest, § § 5438, 554, 5439, 5461, 5468. 2. The ordinance is not unreasonable and arbitrary. It is an exercise of explicit power reposed in cities by statute to promote the public safety. 127 Ark. 38, 43-4; 101 Id. 223; note to Ann.
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Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; J. E. Martin■eau, Chancellor; 1. The subject-matter of the ordinance is within the terms of the powers delegated to cities by statute. Kirby’s Digest, § § 5438, 554, 5439, 5461, 5468. 2. The ordinance is not unreasonable and arbitrary. It is an exercise of explicit power reposed in cities by statute to promote the public safety. 127 Ark. 38, 43-4; 101 Id. 223; note to Ann. Cas. 1916 B, 502. Operating moving pictures involves a constant threat against public safety, that of fire and panic. 128 Md. 129; 97 Atl. 227; 117 Md. 373; Ann. Cas. 1913 E, 1300; 144 N.…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
On December 13, 1917, appellee, Geo. B. Bose, filed a complaint in the Pulaski Chancery Court, which contained substantially the following allegations: That he owned No. 221 Main street, in North Little Bock, formerly known as Argenta; that the building there located had been rented for mercantile purposes, but a room thereof was afterwards used as a moving picture show, and that in making the alterations to adapt the room to this new purpose ,the sum of $1,500 had been expended. The principal item represented by this sum was the installation of a fire-proof steel room for the use of the…
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