Portland v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Dalton Biggs, Judge. Department 1. Statement by Mr. Chibe Justice Moore. The defendants, the Western Union Telegraph Company, a corporation, and W. A. Bobb, its manager, were accused in the municipal court of Portland of violating city ordinance No. 25,667, in that they in the year 1913 willfully engaged within the municipality in the general messenger business for hire, and that, without having first procured a license therefor, they unlawfully delivered…
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From Multnomah: Dalton Biggs, Judge. Department 1. Statement by Mr. Chibe Justice Moore. The defendants, the Western Union Telegraph Company, a corporation, and W. A. Bobb, its manager, were accused in the municipal court of Portland of violating city ordinance No. 25,667, in that they in the year 1913 willfully engaged within the municipality in the general messenger business for hire, and that, without having first procured a license therefor, they unlawfully delivered letters, packages, etc., contrary to the provisions of such ordinance and against the peace of the city. Pleas of not…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Moore.
The questions to be considered are whether or not the ordinance referred to, requiring corporations doing a messenger business -to execute to the city a bond, is valid, and, if so, does the service performed by the Western Union Telegraph Company bring it within the provisions of such municipal legislation? The ordinance referred to provides generally that no person, firm or corporation shall engage in the messenger business for the delivery of packages, notes, letters, etc., or the purchase or delivery of merchandise, or ‘ ‘ other service incident to what is…
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