Emerson v. McNeil
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Columbia Circuit Court; Charles W. Smith, Judge; Emerson was arrested for violating an ordinance of the town of McNeil, was convicted before the mayor, and in the circuit court on appeal, and has prosecuted this appeal. The facts sufficiently appear'in the opinion of the court. The ordinance was as follows: • ORDINANCE NO. 23. "An Ordinance to regulate Hotel, Hack and other Drummers: “Section i.
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Appeal from Columbia Circuit Court; Charles W. Smith, Judge; Emerson was arrested for violating an ordinance of the town of McNeil, was convicted before the mayor, and in the circuit court on appeal, and has prosecuted this appeal. The facts sufficiently appear'in the opinion of the court. The ordinance was as follows: • ORDINANCE NO. 23. "An Ordinance to regulate Hotel, Hack and other Drummers: “Section i. Be it ordained by the cpuncil of the incorporated town of McNeil, that it shall be unlawful for any person or persons drumming or soliciting customers or patronage for any hotel, boarding…
1Opinion of the CourtHiee, C. J.
The town of McNeil passed an ordinance making it unlawful for any person to drum or solicit customers for any hotel, boarding-house, restaurant or hack-line upon the depot platform belonging to the railroad company while passenger trains were stopping there. The ordinance will be set out in the statement.
The evidence shows that, prior to the enactment of this ordinance, there had been serious annoyance to the traveling public by haclcmen and hotel porters gathering at the steps of the train coaches and importuning passengers alighting therefrom. Whether this conduct had become dangerous or a…
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