City of Clinton v. Donnelly

I. This action was brought to enjoin the alleged continuous violation of three ordinances of the city of Clinton; namely: An ordinance, which we will designate as No. 40, approved September 11, 1899, prohibiting the storage of inflammable burning fluids in quantities greater than five barrels, without a permit from the city council, subject, however, to certain qualifications and regulations not here material; an ordinance which we will designate as No. 437, approved May 5, 1925, amending Ordinance No. 40, so as to reduce the quantity therein specified to one barrel; an ordinance which we…