Kirkpatrick v. City of Conyers

1. Thamon Kirkpatrick is the plaintiff in error here. We shall hereinafter refer to him as the defendant. We shall call the City of Conyers the plaintiff. The defendant was convicted in the Municipal Court of Conyers for the violation of an ordinance. The ordinance alleged to have been violated is attached to the bill of exceptions. The ordinance provides that it is unlawful to sell and/or distribute gas for household heating purposes without first paying a license fee of $50. It should be noted here that the ordinance reads, “selling and/or distributing gas,” whereas counsel for all parties…