Mayor & Council of Hoboken v. Bauer

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burling, J.

These are three proceedings by the City of Hoboken by writ of certiorari to review judgments of the Recorder’s Court of the City of Hoboken dismissing complaints for violation of a city ordinance. Since the law and facts are the same in all three cases they were consolidated for argument in this court and will be considered together.

An ordinance of the City of Hoboken, adopted July 23d, 1940, provides for the regulation and control of the use of vending appliances, electric and automatic musical instruments and the like. It provides that…