State v. Clay

This appeal by the State of Maryland seeks the reversal of an order of the Circuit Court for Cecil County granting the writ of certiorari to the appellee, who had been arrested on a warrant charging her with the violation of Chapter 532 of the Acts of 1943, Code, 1943 Supp., Art. 27, Sec. 444A.

The Act, the validity of which the appellee questions, under the title, “Marrying Unlawfully,” reads: “It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to construct, erect or maintain billboards or other structures, signs, posters or display advertising of any kind whatsoever, either as separate…