In Re Hitchcock
California Court of Appeal
APPLICATION for a Writ of Habeas Corpus originally made to the District Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtRichards, J.
Application for writ of habeas corpus.
The petitioner was arrested upon the charge of having violated the terms of a certain ordinance of the city of Oakland adopted by the council of said city on January 19, 1917, designated as Ordinance No. 1132, N. S., by engaging in the business of conducting, maintaining, and soliciting business for a patrol service or system without first obtaining a permit so to do from the council of said city of Oakland in conformity with the requirements of said ordinance.
The petitioner makes several assaults upon the applicability of the ordinance to him and upon…
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