COLUMBUS v. DELONG

No. 37066.

173 Ohio St. 81 (1962)

CITY OF COLUMBUS, APPELLEE, v. DELONG, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided January 31, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Russell Leach, city attorney, and Mr. Bernard T. Chupka, for appellee.

Mr. John L. Francis and Mr. Fred A. Culver, for appellant.


ZIMMERMAN, J.

The affidavit filed against the defendant must be governed and limited by the ordinance on which it is predicated, and such affidavit is framed under the part of the ordinance relating to a "prostitute * * * wandering about the streets."

Undoubtedly, in the exercise of the police power, a municipality may adopt and enforce ordinances designed to inhibit or curtail the illicit activities of prostitutes, but such ordinances should be reasonably...

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