City of Lebanon v. Zanditon

Citations

• 75 Kan. 273
• 89 P. 10
• 1907 Kan. LEXIS 50

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. MUNICIPAL Corporations — License Tax upon Transient Merchants. An ordinance of a city of the third class levying a per diem license tax upon transient merchants cannot be held to be violative of the statutory restriction that such ordinances must be “just and reasonable” unless the amount required to be paid is so excessive that it can be said that it is restrictive or oppressive.</p> <p>2. -Reasonableness of the Tax a Question of Law. Whether or not an ordinance is void is a question of law.</p> <p>3. - Punishment for Failure to Procure a License. Cities have the power to punish the violation of such ordinances by fine and imprisonment.</p>