In re Flaherty
California Supreme Court
Application to the Supreme Court for a discharge from imprisonment upon a writ of habeas corpus. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
McFarland, J.,
The petitioner is under sentence of imprisonment for a violation of an ordinance of the city of Redlands, and seeks to be discharged on habeas corpus *560upon the ground that said ordinance is wholly invalid and void.
The ordinance is entitled “An ordinance to promote safety and security to public travel by prohibiting the beating of drums and certain other noises on the traveled streets or avenues of the city of Eedlands, without special permission therefor, and authorizing such permission in certain cases”; and in the body of the ordinance it is made an offense punishable by fine…
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