Williams v Johannesburg Municipality [1915] ZATPD 64 (30 August 1915)

Constitutional Law - Provincial Council. - Powers to regulate Municipalities.- Ord. 9 of 1912, sec. 88 (32) and (35).-South Africa Act 1909 sec. 85 (vi).
Municipalities.-Licensing of vehicles.-Right to impose charges.

Sub-secs. 32 a,nd 35 of sec. 88 of Ord. 9 of 1912 empower municipal councils to make bye-laws for regulating, restricting and licensing the use of motor cars,
within the municipality and for licensing and regulating private vehicles. Held, that the sub-sections were intra vires the Provincial Council, Held further, that the municipal council in making such bye-laws was entitled to
charge a fee for such licences.