Jordan v. City of Evansville
Indiana Supreme Court
From Vanderburgh Circuit Court; L. O. Ilasch, Judge. Action by the city of Evansville against Fred L. Jordan to recover a penalty for the violation of an ordinance of such city requiring persons engaged in the sale of intoxicating liquors within four miles of the corporate limits of such city to take out a city license. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff for $50, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonks, J.
This action was commenced in the police court of the city of Evansville against appellant to recover a penalty for the violation of an ordinance of the city requiring a license to retail intoxicating liquors -within four miles of the corporate limits. A trial of said cause resulted in a finding and judgment in favor of appellee. From this judgment appellant appealed to the court below, where he was again convicted.
*513The statute authorizing appellee to pass the ordinance under which appellant was convicted reads as follows: “The common council shall have power to enact ordinances for the…
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