Ex Parte Townsend
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
From Orange County. Original habeas corpus proceeding asking release from commitment under a charge against relator of the offense of pursuing the occupation of selling nonintoxicating malt liquors without paying the tax and procuring the license therefor. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
HARPER, Judge.
On October 27, 1911, an information was filed by the county attorney in the County Court of Orange County against the relator, W. H. Townsend, charging him with the offense of pursuing the occupation of selling nonintoxicating malt liquors without paying the tax and procuring the license, as is provided for in chapter 19, page 51, Act of the Thirty-First Legislature. The relator was arrested upon said charge and made application to the county judge of Orange County for a writ of habeas corpus. The writ being refused the relator made application to this court and the application…
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