Stark v. Geiser

Citations

• 90 Kan. 504
• 135 P. 666
• 1913 Kan. LEXIS 253

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>City Ordinance — Imposing Maximum and Minimum Fine— Statute Not Violated. A statute authorized the enactment of certain ordinances by cities, and provided that for the violation of the same a fine not exceeding $100 might be imposed. Under the statute an ordinance was enacted in which it was provided that a maximum fine of $100 might be imposed and a minimum fine of $10. Held, that the penalty fixed in the ordinance was within the limits prescribed in the statute, and that the fixing of the minimum penalty in no way conflicted with the statute.</p>