R. K. O. Pictures, Inc. v. Hissong

*496OPINION

By BARTLETT, J.

The plaintiffs seek to restrain the enforcement of the Motion Picture Censorship Laws of Ohio. (Secs. 3305.01— 3305.99, inclusive, R. C.) These statutes require each motion picture film shall be submitted to the defendant for examination and censorship prior to public exhibition in Ohio; and provide that “only such films as are, in the judgment and discretion of the department of education, of a moral, educational, or amusing and harmless character shall be passed and approved by such department.” The fees required to be paid for such examination, are $3.00 for each 1000…