L'Hote v. New Orleans

Citations

• 177 U.S. 587
• 20 S. Ct. 788
• 44 L. Ed. 899
• 1900 U.S. LEXIS 1828

Syllabus

<p>The ordinance of the city of New Orleans set forth at length below in the statement of the case, prescribing limits in that city outside of which no woman of lewd character shall dwell, does not operate to deprive persons owning or occupying property in or-adjacent to the prescribed limits, whether occupied as a residence or for other purposes, of any rights secured by the Constitution of the United States, and they cannot prevent its enforcement on the ground that by it their rights under the Federal Constitution are invaded.</p> <p>Until there is some invasion of Congressional power or of private rights secured by the Constitution of the United States, the action of a State in such respect is beyond question in the Federal courts.</p> <p>The settled.rúle of this court is that the mere fact of pecuniary injury does not warrant the overthrow of legislation of a police character.</p>