Ex parte Tuttle
California Supreme Court
Application to the Supreme Court for a discharge upon a writ of habeas corpus. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. , . r
1Opinion of the CourtDe Haven, J.
The return to the writ issued herein shows that the petitioner was, at the date of its service, in the custody of the chief of police of the city and county of San Francisco, under arrest upon a charge of violating an ordinance of that city which prohibits selling pools on horse-races, or holding money or other *590thing as a stake upon any wager as to the result of such race, “ except within the inclosure of a race-track where such trial or contest is to take place.”
The preamble to this ordinance, which gives the reason for its enactment, is as follows: “ Whereas, it has become apparent that the…
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