Deberry v. Lagrange

1. Unless a statute or ordinance passed by a duly-constituted legislative authority is violative of the limitations placed on the police power by the constitution, or, as is more commonly stated, unless it is repugnant to the constitution, it is not invalid. Such legislative authority may not unreasonably invade private rights, so as to violate such rights as are granted by the constitution.

2. If a vocation or business, or the manner of exercising it, is injurious to the rights of others, or is inconsistent with the public welfare, it may be regulated or prohibited altogether by the State or…