City of Chicago v. Morelle

The plaintiff in error, Andrew W. Morell, was convicted of a violation of the wheel tax ordinance of the city of Chicago in the municipal court of Chicago, and was fined $25 and costs and ordered committed to the house of correction until the fine and costs were paid, and he has sued out this writ of error to reverse said judgment.

The only question raised upon this record is the constitutionality of the wheel tax ordinance of the city of Chicago. The position of the plaintiff in error, as defined in his brief, is, that said ordinance is unconstitutional for the reason that it is a revenue…