Ex parte Robinson
Nevada Supreme Court
' Habeas Corpus before tbe supreme court. Tbe petitioner sets forth that be is unlawfully imprisoned, detained, confined and restrained of bis liberty by tbe sheriff of Storey county; that be is illegally held and restrained of bis liberty under tbe act of tbe legislature, entitled “An act to amend an act to provide revenue for tbe support of tbe government of tbe state of Nevada, approved March 9, 1865;” amended March 4, 1871 (approved February 20, 1877); that be is a…
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' Habeas Corpus before tbe supreme court. Tbe petitioner sets forth that be is unlawfully imprisoned, detained, confined and restrained of bis liberty by tbe sheriff of Storey county; that be is illegally held and restrained of bis liberty under tbe act of tbe legislature, entitled “An act to amend an act to provide revenue for tbe support of tbe government of tbe state of Nevada, approved March 9, 1865;” amended March 4, 1871 (approved February 20, 1877); that be is a citizen of tbe United States, and resides in tbe state of California; that tbe imposition of tbe license or tax required by…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Hawley, C. J.:
Petitioner is a merchant engaged in the manufacture and sale of wood and willow ware in the state of California. He was arrested in Virginia city on a warrant regularly issued by a justice of the peace, upon a complaint charging him with selling goods, wares and merchandise without a license, as required by the act of the legislature of this *268state, “approved February 20, 1877,” the first section of which, in amending section 67 of the revenue act, provides that every traveling merchant, agent, drummer or other person selling or offering to sell any goods, wares or…
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