McMillan v. City of Knoxville
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM KNOX. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Knox County.— Yon A. Huffaker, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams
This suit involves the liability of plaintiff in error for conducting the business of an emigrant agent without obtaining a license, as required by a city ordinance. The case was tried upon an agreed statement of facts. McMillan was found guilty by the city recorder and, on appeal, by the circuit judge. He has prosecuted an appeal to this court and assigned error.
The General Assembly of 1917 (Pub. Acts 1917, chapter 70) made the conducting of the business of an “emigrant agent” a privilege, and fixed the tax at $500 per annum; and the city, in pursuance of statutory power, subsequently by…
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