City of Lebanon v. Humkey

Opinion op the 'Court by

Judge Carroll

— Affirming.

Tbe identical question presented by tbis record was before us in tbe case of Spalding v. City of Lebanon, 156 Ky., 37. In that case, as appears from tbe opinion, on April 5, 1910, the Board of Council of tbe city of Lebanon attempted to enact an ordinance imposing a license tax of two hundred dollars per annum on dealers in soft drinks. Under tbis ordinance Spalding paid to tbe city tbe license tax enacted by tbe ordinance for the time be remained in business. After tbis be discovered that tbe ordinance was void, and thereupon brought suit to…