Jewel Theater Co. v. State Fire Marshal
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne; Murphy, J. Bill by the Jewel Theater Company against John T. Winship, State fire marshal, and others, for an injunction. From an order overruling a demurrer to the bill of- complaint, defendants appeal.
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Appeal from Wayne; Murphy, J. Bill by the Jewel Theater Company against John T. Winship, State fire marshal, and others, for an injunction. From an order overruling a demurrer to the bill of- complaint, defendants appeal. Act No. 257, passed at the 1913 session, and given immediate effect, is entitled— “An act to regulate the construction and operation of moving picture shows and theaters showing moving pictures, in which celluloid films are used, to provide for an inspection fee for operating the same, and to place supervision of such shows and theaters under the department of the State fire…
1Opinion of the CourtOstrander, J.
(after stating the facts). The act in question embraces a single object, which is expressed in its title. ■ Its provisions do not conflict with the local regulation to which attention has been called, and the act is a valid exercise of the police power of the State. Its object is to save human lives and property by prescribing where and how moving picture shows shall be conducted. There is nothing in the act which is not calculated to accomplish its object, nothing which is not germane to the legislative purpose expressed and suggested in the title. It does not conflict with the local…
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