City of St. Louis v. Cook

This case involves questions of the constitutionality of Ordinance No. 41240 of the City of St. Louis, which ordinance provides, "The presence of any vehicle in or upon any public street . . . in violation of any ordinance regulating the parking of such vehicle . . . shall be prima facie evidence that the person . . . in whose name such vehicle is registered on either the records of the City License Collector or the records of the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri, committed or authorized such violation." Section 3568 of the Revised Code of St. Louis, 1936, provides, "It shall be…