Keim v. City of Chicago

Appellant as the secretary of Siegel, Cooper & Company, a corporation, was arrested and fined $50 for violating Sec. 2118 of Art. 23 of the ordinances of the city of Chicago.

From the judgment so imposed he prosecutes this appeal. "We have not been informed of any and we find no statute empowering the city of Chicago to license or regulate or prohibit the keeping of intelligence offices. The provisions of the charter permitting the city to regulate certain occupations are in effect a prohibition against its interference with business concerning which the charter makes no mention. City of Cairo…