Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Phillips
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 10, 1917No. 8549PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Original habeas corpus by R. I. Phillips against W. B. Nichols, Chief of Police of the City of Oklahoma City.
1Opinion of the CourtTurner, J.
This is an original action for writ of habeas corpus, brought by petitioner, R. I. Phillips, against W. B. Nichols, chief of police of the city of Oklahoma C’ity. The facts are substantially:
Revised Laws 1910, sec. 581, authorized the city to levy and collect a license tax on certain occupations, but not the occupation of petitioner, and also, among other things, to levy a license tax on omnibuses, carts, wagons, and other vehicles. Petitioner owns and operates four or five automobiles in connection with his transfer business, known as the Phillips O. K. Bus, Baggage & Carriage Company. These…
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