Hicks v. City of Dublin

The defendant was convicted, in recorder’s court of the City of Dublin, for violating the following ordinance: “That from and after the passing of this ordinance it shall be unlawful for any theatre or moving-picture show to operate any motion-picture machine or show or cause to be shown any moving picture on Sunday, . . except between the hours of one and two o’clock in the afternoon.” Under its charter the City of Dublin has power and authority “to license, regulate, and control all opera houses, theatres, and picture shows, . . places of amusement,” and to pass such ordinances “as to [the…