City of Kansas v. Overton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J. :

George Overton was convicted of carrying on the business of. a huckster without a license, in violation of a city ordinance of Kansas City. It ordained that the license of a huckster or hawker for each six months should be thirty-five dollars, and that each person engaged in helping or assisting a huckster or hawker in the sale of his wares should pay a'license of fifteen dollars for each six months. It also contained a clause providing that nothing in the ordinance should apply to a person who is personally selling the product of his…