Direct Plumbing Supply Co. v. City of Dayton

The question here involved is whether an ordinance of the city of Dayton requiring sellers of plumbing fixtures to attach certain labels to fixtures sold, and to report weekly to the public authorities all sales of fixtures, the names and addresses of purchasers, and places of proposed installation, is a valid exercise of the police power. This question is presented upon the pleadings in the case, which contain the admitted terms of the ordinance. Evidence of the operation of a previous similar ordinance was submitted to the courts below, but is not before this court. Nevertheless, it will be…