Ex Parte Lorenzen
California Supreme Court
HABEAS CORPUS to determine the validity of an ordinance of the City and County of San Francisco, of a violation of which the petitioner was convicted in the Police Court. A. B. Treadwell, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. James G-. Maguire, and Frederick McGregor, for Petitioner. The ordinance is an arbitrary restraint upon the personal liberty and property rights of the citizen. (Const., art. I, sec. 1; Civ.
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HABEAS CORPUS to determine the validity of an ordinance of the City and County of San Francisco, of a violation of which the petitioner was convicted in the Police Court. A. B. Treadwell, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. James G-. Maguire, and Frederick McGregor, for Petitioner. The ordinance is an arbitrary restraint upon the personal liberty and property rights of the citizen. (Const., art. I, sec. 1; Civ. Code, secs. 655, 659, 679; Ex parte Kuback, 85 Cal. 274; 20 Am. St. Rep. 226; Ex parte Whitwell, 98 Cal. 73; 35 Am. St. Rep. 152; In re Wong Hane, 108 Cal. 682; 49…
1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.
The petitioner was convicted of the violation of a penal ordinance in the city and county of San Fran- ■ ■cisco. He sued out this writ of habeas corpus, alleging that the ordinance under which he was convicted and sentenced is void. The ordinance in question is as follows:
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“Providing regulations in the operation of street railroads and prohibiting the issuance or delivery of transfers to passengers except upon or within the car from which the passenger is transferred.
“The people oí the city and county oí San Francisco do ordain as follows:
“1. Every person, firm, and…
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