In Re Maas

This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus wherein petitioner alleges that he is restrained of his liberty by the sheriff of the county of Orange under a commitment issued upon default in payment of a fine assessed against him for a violation of an ordinance adopted by the board of supervisors of said county, entitled “An ordinance regulating the use of water from pumping wells and to prevent the waste and flow thereof and the defining of waste of such water.”

Section 1 of the ordinance under consideration provides that it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, etc., to cause, permit…