Dayton v. Hickle

OPINION

By HORNBECK, J.:

The appellant was convicted in the Municipal Court of the City of Dayton, Ohio, of the violation of Section 339 of the General Ordinances of that city.

The contention of appellant below, and here, is that the ordinance under which he was prosecuted is unconstitutional as violative of the Ohio and Federal Constitutions.

The ordinance involved provides:

“The Director of Public Safety, after the consent of the abutting property owner has been first secured, may designate certain street spaces alongside the curb as taxicab stands. Said stands shall be areas restricted from the…