In Re Johnston
California Supreme Court
WRIT of habeas corpus to the Chief of Police of the City of Pasadena. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
The petitioner was arrested for the violation of an ordinance of the city of Pasadena, passed December 17, 1901, and seeks his discharge under a writ of habeas corpus, on the ground that the ordinance itself is in violation of the constitution and invalid.
Section 2 of the ordinance is as follows: “It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to lay down any pipe, conduit, or connection therewith in any public street or thoroughfare in the city of Pasadena, for the purpose of supplying the said city or its inhabitants with fresh water, or with gas used exclusively for…
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