Jell-O Co. v. Brown

(after stating the facts as above).

The test of the constitutionality of the ordinance is whether the ordinance is a bona fide exercise of police power or an arbitrary and unreasonable interference with personal rights under the guise of police regulation. The plain purpose appears to be to prohibit the distribution of handbills, etc., in public places without sanction. The requirement is general; it has no discriminatory restrictions ; it is not apparent that the license fee is a charge for the privilege of engaging in business, but rather for the enforcement of governmental supervision.…