City of Lawrenceburg v. Wuest
Indiana Supreme Court
City of Lawrenceburg v. Wuest, 16 Ind. 337 (Ind. 1861)
1861 Ind. LEXIS 170
City of Lawrenceburg v. Wuest
Opinion of the Court
Cities are vested by the general law for their incorporation in this State, with power to exact by ordinance a license for the prosecution of the business of retailing intoxicating liquors within their limits. And such ordinance would be consistent with the general laws of the State. Waldo v. Wallace, 12 Ind. 581, et seq.; Anderson v. The Kerns Draining Co., 14 Ind. 199; Thomasson v. The State, 15 Ind. 449; Smith v. The City of Madison, 7 Ind. 86.
The judgment is reversed, with costs. Cause remanded to be dismissed.
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