City of Lawrence v. Kagi

Citations

• 105 Kan. 520
• 185 P. 60
• 1919 Kan. LEXIS 121

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Criminal Practice — Conviction—Suspension of Sentence — Jurisdic- • t.ion Not Lost. It is competent for a court to postpone the rendition of judgment for a reasonable time after the return of a verdict in a criminal case, for the consideration of motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial, or in order to determine the extent of the punishment to be imposed, or for any like purpose, and the fact that a term of court passed without sentence after the return of the verdict does not occasion a loss of jurisdiction or impair the power of the court to render judgment at a later term.</p> <p>2. City Ordinance — Regulating Sale of Milk — License Fee — Not a Tax on Cows. A city ordinance regulating the sale of milk, which measured the license fee by the number of cows milked, which were kept outside of the corporate limits, cannot he regarded as a tax on the cows.</p>