Caines v. Wheeler

Opinion op the Court by

Commissioner Hobson—

Reversing.

On April 17, 1922, the city of Ashland adopted an ordinance making it unlawful for any person to operate for hire on the streets of Ashland any motor vehicle commonly known as a jitney bus, without first obtaining a license so to do. The price of the license was $60.00; the fares to be charged per passenger were five cents or ten cents, according to the distance carried. The ordinance provided

“This ordinance shall apply to all motor vehicles operated for hire entirely within the city of Ashland, or partly without the city; but the…