City of Shreveport v. Dantes
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from City Court of Shreveport; Rhydon Dickens Webb, Judge. Tom Dantes was convicted of violating an ordinance of the city of Shreveport, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
The defendant, condemned to pay a fine of $15, and in default of payment to work 15 days on the streets of the city of Shreveport, appeals from the sentence of the court.
The ordinance under which he was prosecuted provides that it shall be unlawful “for any person selling articles of any kind, from any stand, tray, vehicle or other container of goods of a similar nature, to .stop on any alley, street or sidewalk or other place of' this city, except he be actually engaged in making a sale of an article.”
The affidavit against defendant charged him with having violated this ordinance.
The grounds…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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