Wagman v. City of Trenton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Trenchard, J.

This writ brings up for review the conviction of the prosecutor by the police justice of the city of Trenton for selling jewelry at public auction between the hours of six o’clock in the evening and eight o’clock the following morning, in violation of an ordinance of the city prohibiting such sales at such times by any person, firm or corporation.

The prosecutor first contends that “the city bad no power to pass the ordinance.”

We think that it had. The power to pass ordinances regulating auctioneers was expressly conferred upon the…