Ex parte Stevenson

GRAVES, Judge.

Relator, a Jehovah’s Witness, was charged by complaint in the Corporation Court of Texas City, Texas, with peddling in such city without having first paid an occupation tax of $2.50 as a foot peddler, before she operated as such in said city.

By virtue of ordinance No. 434 of said city a foot peddler was due to pay an occupation tax for engaging in such business. A failure of every peddler, who exercised such calling in Texas City, to pay such tax was punished by a fine of not exceeding ten dollars. Upon a trial, however, before the city recorder relator was fined the sum of…