Ex parte Smith & Keating

Sanderson, J., delivered the following opinion :

The return of the officer to whom these writs were directed, shows that the petitioners are in his custody by virtue of final process, issued from the Police Court of the City of Sacramento, which process is set out - in full in the return, and shows that the petitioners have been convicted in that Court of the violation of a city ordinance, entitled “Ordinance No. 91, to prohibit noisy amusements and to prevent immorality,” and sentenced to pay a fine of ten dollars each, and, in default of payment, to be imprisoned for the space of five days…