Ex Parte A. Abrams
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
From Bowie County. Original proceedings in habeas corpus asking release from arrest under a warrant issued by the corporation court of the city of Texarkana charging relator with unlawfully pursuing the occupation of a retail liquor dealer in said city. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
RAMSEY, Judge.
This is an original proceeding in the nature of habeas corpus begun and filed in this court. It is alleged in substance that the relator is illegally restrained of his liberty by one James Hughes, chief of police of Texarkana, Texas, under a warrant issued on a complaint filed in the corporation court of said city charging the sale of spirituous liquors without first having obtained a license so to do. The evidence shows that relator had duly taken all the precedent steps required by law to engage, in the business, had paid his State and county tax and had tendered to the…
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