Southland News Co. v. People

The county of Winnebago has an ordinance making it unlawful to operate a theater in the unincorporated areas of the county without first obtaining a license. Under the ordinance licenses are valid “until succeeding April 30 from the date of issue.” Section 4 — 14 provides that license applications are to be accompanied by, inter alia:

“(c) A written covenant by the applicant to refrain or desist from exhibiting any motion picture or film presentation viewable from any private residence or any public street or walkway which contains any scene or scenes depicting sexual intercourse,…