Ex Parte Woods
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
From Orange County. Original application for habeas corpus for a release from arrest for unlawfully pursuing an occupation without license, under chapter 112, of the Act of the Thirtieth Legislature, levying a tax on non-intoxicating liquor- in local option territory and exempting therefrom druggists and pharmacists. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
RAMSEY, Judge.
On July 25, 1907, application was made by relator for a writ of habeas corpus to the Honorable W. L. Davidson, Presiding Judge of this court. The writ was granted and the application made returnable before the court at the Tyler term of last year. The matter was submitted at Tyler, but in view of the absence of Judge Davidson at the time of the submission and the recent accession of the writer to the bench, the court requested oral argument on the important matters involved.
The case has been ably and well briefed on both sides and thoroughly presented on oral argument. Counsel…
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