Montgomery v. Mayor &C. of Athens

Jordan, Judge.

1. The pertinent facts set forth in the petition for certiorari and the answer filed thereto, as amended, show that the petitioners were arrested in the City of Athens around 10:45 on the morning of Saturday, May 6, 1961, on a charge of “Disorderly Conduct—Parading without a Permit”; that at the time of the arrest each of the petitioners was carrying in his hands one or more cardboard signs, none larger than 24" x 19", which signs read as follows: “Integration—■ Segregation is a Religious Issue, Ne. 13:1-3.” “Stay Segregated. The Bible the Law of the Land. Isaiah 33:22.”…