In Re Johnson
California Court of Appeal
PROCEEDING on Habeas Corpus to secure the release of a lawyer imprisoned for failure to pay a license tax. The facts are stated in. the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
PREWETT, P. J., pro tem.
The petitioner was convicted under section 1 of Ordinance No. 188 of the city of Marysville, and he seeks his discharge from the imprison ment which followed such conviction. Section 1 requires that every person carrying on certain specified callings shall, before commencing the same, procure a license therefor, and section 80, so far as pertinent to this inquiry, reads as follows: “Section 80. Every person engaged in business as a lawyer, maintaining - an office in said city, shall pay a license of $2.50 per month. ’ ’ The petitioner, a lawyer by occupation, maintains…
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