City of Burlingame v. Thompson

Citations

• 74 Kan. 393
• 86 P. 449
• 1906 Kan. LEXIS 76

Syllabus

<p>•SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Municipal Corporations — Prohibition of Operation of Pool-tables. The legislature may authorize cities of the third class to prohibit the maintenance and operation of pool-tables for hire within the city limits.</p> <p>2. - Police Power — Valid Ordinance. A prohibitive ordinance enacted pursuant to legislative authority is not invalid because it suppresses pool-tables lawfully maintained at the time the ordinance goes into effect or because it suppresses pool-tables theretofore conducted in a quiet and orderly manner.</p> <p>3. •-• Motive in Enacting an Ordinance — Review. The motives of city officials in enacting such an ordinance and in prosecuting an offender against it cannot be investigated by this court in an appeal from a conviction under it.</p>