In re Pringle

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The petitioner was convicted of violating a license ordinance of the city of Eureka, and adjudged to pay a fine and costs and to stand committed until the judgment should be satisfied. His time for appeal having elapsed, he asks to be discharged by the writ of habeas corpus.

He contends that he was engaged in interstate commerce, and hence was not subject to the penalties of the ordinance in question. His business was selling *365stereoscopes and stereoscopic views. He carried a satchel of samples from place to place and solicited purchases of his…