City of St. Louis v. Sternberg
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, St. Louis Court of Appeals. The charter of the city of St. Louis proposed by the board of freeholders and adopted by a vote of the people in accordance with the provisions of section 20, article 10, of the constitution of 1875, contained the following, among other provisions: Article 3, section 26. The mayor and assembly shall have power within the city, by ordinance not inconsistent with the constitution or any law of the State, or of the charter: First, To…
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Appeal from, St. Louis Court of Appeals. The charter of the city of St. Louis proposed by the board of freeholders and adopted by a vote of the people in accordance with the provisions of section 20, article 10, of the constitution of 1875, contained the following, among other provisions: Article 3, section 26. The mayor and assembly shall have power within the city, by ordinance not inconsistent with the constitution or any law of the State, or of the charter: First, To assess, levy and collect all taxes for general and special purposes, on real and personal property and licenses* * Fifth,…
1Opinion of the CourtNorton, J.
This proceeding was commenced in the police court of the city of St. Louis, upon the following complaint:
City of St. Louis, Missouri, September 29th, 1877. Theodore Sternberg, to the city of St. Louis, Dr. To $50 for the violation of sections 1 and 3, of an ordinance of said city, entitled, An ordinance, No. 10,368, concerning lawyers,'and fixing the amount of their license, approved September 7th, 1877, in this, to-wit: In the city of St. Louis, and State of Missouri, on the 26th day of September, 1877, and on divers other days and times, between said date and the 7th day of September, 1877,…
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