State v. . Ashe

Is a municipal ordinance valid which makes it unlawful for any lewd'woman, regardless of her purpose, to appear upon the public streets, or in any public building, store, shop, or other place of business, within the town of Murphy? -Ye think not.

The ordinance is unduly restrictive of the rights and liberties of the defendants. S. v. Webber, 107 N. C., 962, 12 S. E., 598. However much they may have offended against the decencies of society, or run counter to the prevailing code of morals, or rendered themselves non grata persones to the community, still they are human beings, citizens of a…