Supreme Court of Missouri March 19, 1902 (City of St. Louis v. Schefe)

GANTT, J.

This is an action by the city of St. Louis to recover a fine of five hundred dollars for a violation of section 5 of an ordinance of said city, No. 18407, providing that no person within the limits of said city shall thereafter erect, build or maintain a dairy or cow stable, without having first received permission so to do by proper ordinance.