Town of Bloomington v. Murphy

The town of Bloomington filed a complaint in the magistrate division of the circuit court of McLean County charging the defendant with a violation of an ordinance of the township relating to the regulation of junk dealers and dealers in secondhand articles, including automobiles. Specifically, the defendant was charged with violating the ordinance by dealing in junk and in the operation of a junkyard on an abandoned railroad right-of-way in violation of the ordinance.

The ordinance purports to regulate and license junk dealers and provide procedures for payment of fees and the making of…