People v. Creiger

1 Citing case

  1. Mutual Film Corp. v. Kansas

    236 U.S. 248 (1915)   Cited 18 times
    In Mutual Film Corp. v. Hodges (236 U.S. 248, supra), the contention that there was an invalid delegation of legislative power was rejected where the statute provided that the censor should approve such films as were found to be "moral and proper and disapprove such as are sacrilegious, obscene, indecent or immoral, or such as tend to corrupt the morals" (p. 257, emphasis supplied).

    The fee provided for in said act is not an unreasonable censor or inspection charge against such picture films or reels. Chi., B. Q.R.R. v. Cram, 228 U.S. 70; Commonwealth v. Herr, 78 A. 68. The picture films or reels are proper subjects of censor or inspection by a State before they can be exhibited to the public in such State. Bloch v. Chicago, 239 Ill. 251; Chicago v. Brownell, 146 Ill. 64; Chicago v. Bowman Dairy Co., 234 Ill. 340; Peoria v. Calhoun, 29 Ill. 317; Commonwealth v. McGunn, 100 N.E. 337; Gundling v. Chicago, 176 Ill. 340; Hawthorn v. People, 109 Ill. 303; Harrison v. People, 222 Ill. 150; Knopf v. People, 185 Ill. 20; Leisey v. Hardin, 135 U.S. 100; Meffert v. Medical Board, 66 Kan. 710; Meffert v. Packer c., 195 U.S. 625; People v. Creiger, 138 Ill. 401; People v. Cooper, 83 Ill. 585; Plumley v. Massachusetts, 155 U.S. 461; Spiegler v. Chicago, 216 Ill. 114; State v. State Board, 34 Minn. 387; State ex rel. v. Webster, 150 Ind. 607; State v. Hathaway, 115 Mo. 36; State Board v. Roy, 22 R.I. 538; Wilkins v. The State, 113 Ind. 514. The act in question is not a revenue measure for the general fund of the State, nor is it a tax on interstate commerce in violation of ยง 8, Art. I of the Federal Constitution. American Steel Co. v. Speed, 192 U.S. 500; Austin v. Tennessee, 179 U.S. 351; May v. New Orleans, 178 U.S. 502; McLean v. D. R.G.R.R., 203 U.S. 38; Patapsco Guano Co. v. North Carolina, 171 U.S. 345; Plumley v. Massachusetts, 155 U.S. 461; Red "C" Oil Co. v. North Carolina, 222 U.S. 380; Savage v. Jones, 225 U.S. 501; Standard Co. v. Wright, 225 U.S. 540; United States v. Knight, 156 U.S. 1.