Legal Opinion
Ex parte Sims
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 15, 1898PublishedCited by 19 opinions
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Duval County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C. J.:
On September 27th, 1898, the city council of the city of Jacksonville adopted an ordinance entitled: “An ordinance providng for and regulating the registration of all persons, firms and corporations engaged in a busi*436ness, profession or occupation in the city of Jacksonville, fixing the license taxes for the year October i, 1898, to October x, 1899, and regulating the doing of business under such licenses.” Such ordinance, among other things, provided as follows:
“Sec. 2. That from and after the first day of October, 1898, and until the first of October, 1899, no person shall…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Brenham v. Brenham Water Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1887
- City of Jacksonville v. LedwithSupreme Court of Florida · 1890
- Ex parte Mayor of FlorenceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1885
- Williams v. DavidsonTexas Supreme Court · 1875
- Hanger v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
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3Cited by19 opinions
- City of Boca Raton v. GidmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
- City Council v. KellySupreme Court of Alabama · 1904
- Hardee v. BrownSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- Mernaugh v. City of OrlandoSupreme Court of Florida · 1899
- Heriot v. City of PensacolaSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
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