Legal Opinion
City of Chicago, Ill. v. Kirkland
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 21, 1935No. 5658PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, District Judge.
Under the ordinances of the city of Chicago, the mayor is authorized to issue and revoke licenses to theaters. The authority to revoke is conditioned upon the existence of the fact that the licensee has violated or is violating the city ordinances or state statutes. The mayor, having witnessed the production of the play “Tobacco Road,” found the same to be indecent and degrading, and the production of same, therefore, to be a violation of the city ordinances, and revoked the license of the theater in which it was produced. The District Court awarded a preliminary…
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