Matter of Application of Smith
California Court of Appeal
APPLICATION for a Writ of Habeas Corpus originally made to the District Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
An ordinance of the city of Tropico, which is a city of the sixth class, among other things, contained a provision in effect making it unlawful, without first obtaining a license so to do, for any person to operate or carry on the business of operating any auto bus or motor vehicle over the streets of said city in carrying passengers for hire from one point to another, both of which points are outside the boundaries thereof. Upon a complaint charging petitioner with the violation of this ordinance, in that on November 21, 1916, he did “unlawfully operate a motor vehicle engaged in the…
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