City of Chicago v. Schultz

Anna Schultz was arrested in February, 1930, at Forty-third street and Ashland avenue, in Chicago, for distributing handbills in violation of a Chicago ordinance. She waived a jury trial and her case was heard before a judge of the municipal court of Chicago, where she was found guilty and fined. An appeal was perfected to this court, the trial judge certifying that the validity of a municipal ordinance is involved.

At about 6:30 on the morning of her arrest defendant was handing circulars to persons passing along the sidewalks on their way to work. She was not charged with creating any…