Supreme Court of Kansas January 11, 1896, No. 10419 (In re Chipchase)

Tlie opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, J.

: On September 13, 1895, H. G. Chip-chase, the manager of the Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company at Wichita, was arrested for the violation of an ordinance of the city of Wichita imposing a license tax on telephones, and prescribing penalties for using them without complying with its requirements.