Town of Mandeville v. Baudot

The opinion of the court was delivered by

MoEnery, J.

The town of Mandeville imposed a license tax of one hundred dollars for keeping a wholesale or retail grocery, and selling in connection therewith liquors. The defendant was sued by the town to collect the license tax for having conducted such a business. In the brief of the Oity Attorney reference is made to Sec. 11 of Act 150 of 1890, imposing a license of one hundred dollars on every business of barroom, drinking saloon, etc., and in the town’s laws there is an ordinance for keeping a barroom, the. license for the same being one hundred…