Atkinson v. Sapperstein

The appellee, Earl Sapperstein, filed an amended bill of complaint in Circuit Court No. 2 of Baltimore City against Hamilton R. Atkinson, Commissioner of Police of Baltimore City, appellant, in which he alleged that his occupation was that of buying ice cream to sell or offer to sell from a motor vehicle in Baltimore City and in Kent County. He alleged that the provisions of Sections 24 and 25 of Article 56, 1939 Code, (Licenses), sub-head, “Hawkers and Peddlers”, are unconstitutional and void. He also made the following allegations.

Hamilton R. Atkinson, appellant, is charged with the duties…