Ex Parte McKenna

—The petitioner was arrested upon a complaint charging him with the offense of carrying on and conducting at the city of Fresno the business of selling trading stamps redeemable in money, merchandise, or other things, and so redeeming the same without the necessary license, contrary to the provisions of a city ordinance, et cetera. This charge is in the language of an ordinance of the city of Fresno imposing a license tax of two hundred dollars per quarter upon all persons carrying on such a business. The prisoner contends that the ordinance is oppressive, discriminating, prohibí íory, and…