Hollywood Theatre Corp. v. City of Indianapolis

Under certain ordinances included in its Building Code and Municipal Code adopted in 1925, and amendments thereto, the City of Indianapolis required of appellant a license fee for operating its moving picture theater and that its building be inspected for compliance with regulatory provisions, some of which were designed to prevent fire hazards. The State Fire Marshal is given certain authority with respect to moving picture theaters by § 7 of ch. 192 of the Acts of 1913 as amended by § 2 of ch. 115 of the Acts of 1927 (§ 20-807, Burns’ 1933, § 9521, Baldwin’s 1934) and by ch. 83 of the Acts…