Morgan v. Salt Lake City

STRAUP, J.'

This is an appeal from a judgment in the district court in a habeas corpus proceeding discharging the 'plaintiff, William Morgan, from an alleged unlawful imprisonment. In the petition for the writ is set forth an ordinance of Salt Lake City relating to card room and card club licenses. So far as material the ordinance provides:

“Section 1259. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or operate in Salt Lake City any room open to the public in which games of cards are played or any table in any such room on which games of cards are played without first obtaining a…