Salt Lake Tribune | 1895-07-02 | Page 1 | May License Occupations

MAY LICENSE occupations denver ordinance sustained bythe by the supreme court denver july I 1 ithe the state supreme court today to day handed d down own lill an opinion that ho holds aids that tile the levying of a license by the denver city council oil 04 all occupations cupat ions Is entirely legal it in MG the council passed an ordinance placing a 10 tax on all street cars tills this amount was waa afterwards increased to V 0 o the denver deliver city cable cabla railway hallway company Coni nany was the first corporation po ration to refuse to comply with the terms of the ordinance its representatives enta were arrested and fined filled and were ordered to pay the tax ot of 25 on each cat cal owned by them the def defendants fondant s appealed although the supreme courts opinion does not specify directly what articles or occupations the council may anay tax lax or licen license sr it Is plainly inferred that tho city hive have limitless power arid and may pass ordinances every line of business trade or occupation to pay au an annual license fee os