City of St. Louis v. Pahl

On the twenty-fifth of April, 1888, the following complaint was filed in the second district police court of the city of St. Louis:

“Christian Pahl and Henry Pahl (C. Pahl & Bro.)

To the City of St. Louis, Lr.:

“To $500 for the violation of an ordinance of said city, entitled, ‘An ordinance in revision of the ordinances of the city of St. Louis, and to establish new ordinance provisions for the government of said city;’ being ordinance number 14,000, chapter 14, article 10, sections 418, 419, approved April 12, 1887, ■

“In this, to-wit: In the city of St. Louis, and state of Missouri, on the…