State Ex Rel. Moore v. City of Wichita

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.:

This was an action by the state of Kansas on the relation of the county attorney of Sedgwick county to enjoin the city of Wichita and certain of its administrative officers, and each of them, from enforcing or attempting to enforce Ordinance No. 23-252 of the city of Wichita, adopted December 31, 1957, and known as the Rusiness License Ordinance. The trial court held the ordinance was void in its entirety and granted a temporary injunction. The city has appealed.

The ordinance was adopted pursuant to Chapter 96, Laws of 1957 (G. S. 1957…