Frommer v. City of Richmond

Citations

• 31 Va. 646
• 31 Am. Rep. 746

Syllabus

<p>F, who lives outside of the city limits, rents a stall in the market-house of the city of Richmond, where he carries on his business as a butcher. He prepares his. meat for market at his house, and owns two carts and horses, which he uses to bring his meats from his house to his stall, and take out such of it as is not sold; and he pays a tax on these carts and horses as property in the county—Held: Under the charter of the city, the city council may require F to take out a license for so using his carts and horses, and to pay a tax on said license.</p>