Pegg v. City of Columbus

Citations

• 80 Ohio St. (N.S.) 367

Syllabus

<p>City vehicle license ordinance — Invalid as to owners of vehicles of non-residents, when.</p> <p>An ordinance adopted by the council of the city of Columbus on me 20th day of March, 1905, “to license and regulate the use of the streets of the city of Columbus * * * by persons who use vehicles thereon,” and which provides, “that no vehicle shall be used upon the streets of the city of Columbus, Ohio, unless a license to use such -vehicle upon said streets has been obtained in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance by the owner, user or person having control of said vehicles” — is unreasonable as to owners, users or controllers of such vehicles who are non-residents of said city, and who bring the same onto its streets for purposes of pleasure, or on their own private business but not for hire, and the ordinance as to such persons is invalid and cannot be enforced.</p>