Westhoven v. Public Utilities Commission
Westhoven v. Public Utilities Commission
3 Ohio Law. Abs. 269
Westhoven v. Public Utilities Commission
Opinion of the Court
The provisions of an ordinance making the non-payment of an excise tax levied in pursuance to such ordinance a misdemeanor and upon conviction imposing a fine of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars, is not in violation of Section 15 of Article I of the Constitution of Ohio. ’“No person shall ..be imprisoned for debt in any civil action, on mesne or final process, unless in causes of fraud.”
Judgment affirmed.
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