Moyant v. Borough of Paramus

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hall, J.

We are concerned here with the validity of certain provisions of an ordinance of the defendant municipality “regulating and licensing solicitors and canvassers” struck down by the Superior Court, Law Division, as generally unlawful under state law or invalid as to plaintiff under the Commerce Clause of the Eederal Constitution. The municipality appealed and we certified the cause on our own motion before it was heard in the Appellate Division, pursuant to R. R. 1:10-1 (a).

Questions are involved which have not heretofore been directly passed…