Sanning v. City of Cincinnati

Citations

• 81 Ohio St. (N.S.) 142

Syllabus

<p>Chattel mortgage and salary loan brokers — May be licensed, when— Ordinance requires, detailed record of loans — Not violative of Section 14 of-Bill of Rights — Not unreasonable — Section 1536-100, Revised Statutes.</p> <p>1. The state may, in the exercise of the police power, license and regulate chattel mortgage and salary loan brokers; and it may-delegate authority to do so to municipal corporations.</p> <p>2. An ordinance under the power conferred by Section 1536-100, Revised Statutes, to regulate and license chattel mortgage and salary loan brokers, requiring every person engaged in such business to file with the auditor of the city, weekly, a detailed record of every loan made during the week preceding, to remain there as a permanent record open to the inspection of the • mayor and chief of police, is not violative of Section 14 of the Bill of Rights, which provides, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and possessions against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated; and no warrant shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, particularly describing the place to be searched and the person and things to be seized,” and is not unreasonable.</p>