Ex Parte Slaughter

LATTIMORE, Judge.

— The appellant herein was convicted in the County Court of Smith County of a violation of that part of Section 820-o, Vernon’s Texas Statutes 1920, wherein it is forbidden that any person shall operate or drive a motor vehicle on any public highway “where the territory contiguous thereto is closely built up, at a greater rate of speed than eighteen miles per hour.” By habeas corpus an attack is made upon the validity of said statute. We have devoted much time to the consideration of this matter because of the fact that, while only entailing a small fine upon appellant, there…