Ex Parte Elam
California Court of Appeal
APPLICATION for writ of habeas corpus to the sheriff of Los Angeles County. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, P. J.
This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus presented by petitioner, who alleges that he is restrained of his liberty under a commitment issued upon default in payment of a fine assessed against him for a violation of the act of the legislature approved March 6, 1907 (Stats, 1907, p. 122), entitled: “An Act to prevent the waste and flow of water from artesian wells, and prescribing penalties therefor, and defining waste and artesian wells.”
It is petitioner’s contention that this statute is violative of the constitution of the United States and of the constitution of the state of…
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