Ex Parte Axsom

(dissenting).—I feel constrained to dissent' in this case from the conclusion reached by my brethren that the opening of a pool room or the operation of a pool room or billiard hall on Sunday is a violation of the Sunday law. Especially do I disagree with this on the ground upon which they place it, that is, that the man who opens his pool room or operates it on Sunday is a laborer within the terms of our statute.

Article 196 of the Penal Code, which relator was charged with violating, reads as follows: "Any person who shall hereafter labor or compel, force or oblige his employes, workmen or…