Case Name: ANGOVE v. STATE OF OHIO
Court: Franklin County Court of Common Pleas
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1899
Citations: 8 Ohio N.P. 514
Docket Number: 
Parties: ANGOVE v. STATE OF OHIO.
Judges: 
Reporter: Ohio nisi prius and general term reports
Volume: 8
Pages: 514–514

Head Matter:
(Franklin County Common Pleas,
1899.)
ANGOVE v. STATE OF OHIO.
An ordinance requiring bill posters to takeout a license before posting bills or distributing advertising matter, is in conflict with the federal constitution providing that the rights of the citizens of one state shall not be abridged by the residents of another.

Opinion:
Biggger, J.
(memorandum of decision.)
The ordinance in question interferes with or abridges the rights of a manufacturer of another state and is, therefore, in conflict with the. national constitution which says that the rights of citizens of one state shall not be abridged by the residents of another.
Error to the police court of Columbus.
This case involved the ordinance passed by the city council of Columbus requiring bilí posters to take out a license before distributing or posting bills or printed matter. Angove was arrested for distributing bills advertising "Pheno Caffine" made in Massachusetts, without first taking out a license. •He was fined $50 and costs.