Ex parte Buczkowski

JAMES, District Judge.

Petitioner seeks to be discharged from the custody of the chief of police of Los Angeles city. He was convicted of a misdemeanor under an ordinance of said city, which' requires solicitors for the sale of merchandise upon the installment or deferred payment plan, before engaging in such business, to obtain a permit from the board of police commissioners. He was tried in the municipal court of the city, and his conviction was affirmed on appeal to the superior court of the county.

Petitioner contends that his conviction is illegal because he was engaged in soliciting…