Legal Opinion
Best v. City of Birmingham
Alabama Court of Appeals
Decided January 15, 1918No. 6 Div. 312PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from Criminal Court, Jefferson County; Wm. E. Fort, Judge. Frank F. Best was convicted of violating a municipal ordinance, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBricken, J.
The defendant was tried and convicted of violating Ordinance No. 405C of the city of Birmingham, which is as follows:
“An Ordinance to Levy a Street Tax.
“Be it ordained by the commission of the city of Birmingham as follows:
“Sec. 1. That every male inhabitant of the city of Birmingham between the ages of 21 and 45 years shall, on or before the 1st day of August, 1916, pay to the city comptroller, for the use of the city of Birmingham, street tax for the remainder of the year 1916, of $2.50: Provided, that any person liable for a street tax may, in lieu of said tax, work three days on the…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Birmingham & Pratt Mines Street Railway Co. v. Birmingham Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1885
- City Council v. WestSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
- Central Trust Co. v. CondonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1895
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