Roach v. Ephren

In habeas corpus proceedings it appears that Fred Ephren was held in custody under a conviction in the municipal court of the City of Jacksonville, Florida, for violating a city ordinance imposing a penalty of fine or imprisonment for conducting the business of a wholesale peddler without first obtaining a $2,500.00 license therefor; that the ordinance defines a wholesale peddler to be one who engages in selling produce, vegetables or fruit to others .than the consumers from a vehicle or other than a fixed place of business, .provided producers may sell produce grown or produced by…