Ex parte Robinson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Ellis. Tried below before Hon. B. McDaniel, County Judge. The opinion states all the essential facts with reference to the proceedings had on habeas corpus below.
1Opinion of the Court
WHITE, Presiding Judge.
The city of Ennis, in Ellis County, Texas, contains about 3500 inhabitants, and is incorporated under the general laws of the State of Texas.
On the 1st day of June, 1891, the city council of said city passed an ordinance in the following words, to-wit: “Be it ordained by the city council of the city of Ennis, that if any person shall keep any stallion, jackass, or bull within the corporate limits of the city of Ennis to serve mares, jennets, and cows, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $25;…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pye v. PetersonTexas Supreme Court · 1876
- Miller v. BurchTexas Supreme Court · 1869
- Crane v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1851
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Bielecki v. City of Port ArthurCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
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