liberty to preach by olin r. moyle, 1938

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UBERTY TO PREACH

TAEMN OF FA

In th shor spac of Ju ys om wosand of hovl's insss ha n r-

sd d hd bfo rs in he U1dSg. Th n crd wih ioiof n kind of orns On M 28, 938h nid as p Co h caseo LreU v. C,ty of 303 4 id hi iis nd phe nd nd i h o is ppe i hos

n off h ooks oos o psonainin h ss f h osp i pindfo This ons di p nd oh o hi naf oppion, he si se ps whe ois d n ndsand he pin s a sad Naions ihs , nd n o i

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This meorndu bt so a ay ndrsnd nd c ardgl.

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rdnane of Gin, ogia wh imd n qumn disbu rind t in iy. T Cu n d uniskal m ad nd ibi a rn ngagd i clainprind i ain und� mnal oii n muil lgla-iv y, i ur Ij ia avuiy vri y l;

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o is morndu.

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POINT OE

An ordiance qung dsb-o of pt m ld n c.

( niJ ptd hsiutn f bk, ayl't- or ay knd!! wt ht pit ie m t Ct Manager rnngi th Su prm Crt sid :

· hk n v ni fce V th wc n pti, it c a it i t t ver fout f f-do f e es by sbjecg it o le �nso

A ordinaes e eer

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POINT TWO

A qg a f af , wa a mha m v wh appi a p matctg ma p.

Pacticlly a muicialitie have ordinancerequing licene for he ale of good wareand merhnde. nder he upreme Courruling uch ordnance canno lawfuy be apied o the crculatin of rinte maer. omean that the ueme out meant hat onlyordinance equing licene for he di-ruto of liraue were invlid. hi clam not ound t ean hat a ron would e

entitled to he coiutional guaranee o feedom of the re if h gave rnted mater awaybut he old t he \oud not e entiled to thifundamenal lby The ar6ment i thereore foolih. Neer magane, and periodical are old for oney he newape indury i a rotale Oe and many have grown

wealthy hrough it. he are entiled to all theuarantee f freeom of the pre even houhh o gain wealh hrough o likewie, hee ine o eva may eve 1egopel o the Kgdm in ted form nd ceve money or other conrution o ai eKingdom wor and e entle to the unda-

mentl aantee f reedom o peech an4



pres. Wne ay peddlig ordice is appiedo ts form o \vork the ordiace hu becme

valid a applied ad te arret ad ipio-met a au oe

PON EE

An ordinance pohbitng unnvie cls he

rss rss s r·

bcoms nvld wh o h s fpnt matter conanng nfmon o onon.

I ma cties, ow ad iaes o the co odce degated the "ree RveOdace ae bei eaced ad eorced1'hi pe o ordiace prohits maki calls

at he home o reide awers pedde, tierat merchas or rasiet vedors omercade or the ppoe o ellig goodwares or merchadise without the prior itio o he houeoder The orace i eeca tha a pe deg to e a com-modite to the ihatat o a o at teir

m mu rt ha he tato pe-miso to cal virtuay a prohibito oeli rom houe o hose Athouh Jehovahswitesses are o hawker pedders, or vedoro merchae, a mer o them have eearrested ad cared ith vioatio o tis tpeo ordace

T odae o Geo was ed



id el t requid icese to e ove away prid mate. Uder ht odinae

the pe'so e8n to s or giv� ay pidmtte hd to ecue pemisson rom just oepeso, the Ciy Magr nder this soad"Green Rvr type of dinanc e one desi-n to se pried at mut secue emsfrom esidnts o he tw.

By y f iusao: Suppose an inivd

ua rs oo coneyg mprtnt omaon coe'1ig oc potica mes. H c-ot aord o give a copies fee, bt c cir-cue t thoot he cit seig smlsu f ech opy nder the Gr tpe ofrace J ol cue pcll emn, he ity Manage, aDd poceed wi ts

dritio TIe prme ourt oe dhis rquiemet deia of fredom of hepress hefoe he ca cicute hs book wit-out seuri emission fom yoe ehe G Rv tye of odnce ths peron pl1hted om sei Il book exep omes which ve gen him a rio nitaion

t c or p. \H ne h-sand oms he wod hus he o secre onetosand permits ( ceses o crcuae hsbook thoughout tht cnity his i gt-e dei of feedom of te pss thn tht ofhe G dae (l hte aiaion of he ree Rie te of od

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nn to work of cculating prned mt(s lbty d o b vd b hg ors.

PON OU

n rnanc hbn he lcn cn-bon H chaable ca wh· a lcne e n ale han f nbn n exan f n

ii ior

Jo's tnsss rnt m

w ol d cct n x ro oons to rt o rtr Som mjilits qr lcs oolt dontos o oros or ny lroc, r o os s o sc onc o or of vsw:s: rs to oct lloostons s n Lov so Tonc bcos mns of uirn

ls o ccl r conomo o oo t t cor n o n v n cg fo sc rt ros no rmov rom t t o stro rss jj mt on PO] rss co l std to lc0 nsos V nt m s -



livrd r o old) or ciculad n xchango conribuion) s tily immaial; and

h ordinan o appid om invalid a enia of libr o h p.

PO FVE

A aw a pt u pt mat a mat i-

''c au mp w ma t pm attt aat ay u p a a i ma wp " a au uuytt a m ph a p

Th Kingom mag circuatd b Jo' win d h day o vnganco Aigh God and tun h archght oruh uon adiion o mn and raudunpracic f rligoni For h raon iomem aimd ha h mag onivI oniv o hj"ociica vdor f

gon, in h am ha h ruh oniv o a lia. i uh claimd ha h mag n ad promot hoii and hardagain om popl on accoun o hr rlon h no r Pucaon o h ruth

migh pomo holiy agan al docrno f lii i) u od n nci or promo hrd or hoii agan pr-

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sons beuse ey re Ctolis, o Poesso Jew of n othe d o oanzto.

The Unied Stte Supme u he cseof 249 S 47, pe 5ods n estition on feedm of speeo pess ms be jused b so\vin th e c e dne" of some sstni e o publ

sfet is mens e iultion of pinted mte onni nfomton o pnonm t be poibd esited een houi o t soe pies ece eigons piin o nne t my n be poibied een oh it does meless pee oe pious s o o e moden-yisees nd exose e etotn nd twn Su epsue does no ee led pesen dne to e stte On e con i s benet lones pesons

In se Ne Hen onneu inon hee f Jeo's witesse ced wi

dstibuting oensie te nd te dn pee up to otept on oun f tieed o eon Comon es ou dsmssed e opn e co eme epined mte so dstibued nd n is decion (ed Sptembe 1938) sted:

ed hem [he books ied bJehs wesses] s mes wi te



uhor m lwfull wrte n the ccuse possess . T m s ttle winto eclre thm ulwfu s I oulbe to eclre tht Crstin m not rgethe Dviit of Crs Jew en i Confunst inoe i s lee It is otthe function of the courts to eter coce orcurb tin o epesson, but t most torestrin of epression s relte totime, plce n cicusnces ll of hh

must be rlt i te nlsis to tequestion of potenil ner to the estb- she orer s represente b the sstemo overment ccepte b the pope s whoe.

Thi Connecticut ecisio corect sttes w n n complnt st ehovhwitnesses un sr sttutes r ornncehoul e sse

PO SX

ppiat th yp ia t wk Jhvh t unesonably r-

tt deie th h whp AghtG codne wh th tat .

Relious freom is rntee to ll popleue the Stte Cnstitutions t is likewiseunte e te ue proces cuse h Fun Amnm n

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Myr v. Nbask, 26 U. S. 390ailn v. Rgnt 2 U S 45

(A)The ordinacs st fedm o wosp.

Jeov's wtnsss ar ggd i n ulwoshp of Agty God I obeence t teriten omd t es sCrt to pr te gos}el, Jeos tnesssc pon e pope t ter os o prsentt t e Bble se Tse ornneswou srt s tt b reqrng pe- o engge ern. wou rsrt trs of o o's wtnses nsbjt ter wok nd rter o sorsiby law

not eet te oton: of te de wo t rigos rs' beng ng; o or S}OW t o e te onentous b tI to ppl or petwud he t o obene o t nd

of g God

B

Munis s jufy s rtrcn ofgs b s -pled f ve e l f mty ppery nfe o n s

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he extent to wch reious reedoounds in this ontry is we stated as follows:

"In this county the full ad free riht toeera any riios eef o raccany elious rincile and to tea any e-lious doctrine hCh does ot iolat helas of oralit and roerty and whichdoes not infine esonal rights is on-ceded to all

Watson .Jne 1 W (U. S) 67928t .D Lany 1 N. J.Misc.6ehoah's witnesss are ode in His

writte Word, the Bile to eah the gosel.They are arrested r egain in the racticeof a reigious incile to wit the rcile thathristians ust (reah the word e stant inseaso out of season ... They have he fuand fe riht to actice that rincie unlessy so doin they iolate te laws of orityor roerty or infrine on ersona rihts.ojustify aication f the restrictie tes othe ordinane to th acts of these Godfearin

ersons the uren is on te uniciaty toshow that they iolate the laws of orality oroerty or ine on ersonal ihts

(C)Thes ordinances a apped ae invalid beaus

tey otae w of Gd, w seme ad ave all han laws.



Blckstne! ldig p<m f h aw, a w rc a cay h

�o o l o Ca. T aw a y axc o b uj ch hhaw "V q:

a c a ca y c aw �a, h .

'U a aw a a a p a Tha i sa n hanlau! hold be f€d conradihse

< a j aw c [ ac cay Dv a], w ehmn la o lse e fend h hnl a' he dvn"�Bako Cenas Cha 3 5-7

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ac a ha a xaa y Ba wh h ya h a a awaa cz h c.

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fe, ibaty d pp. We cie the pvision f t �ew JSBy COtiutin mle :

« h people f NwJrsy, graul Almigh God r hcv r lbty whh hh s

lnpermit nj nd kin

Hm fo ig n lr tu d mi t m unid t d in

tli T deen h te u C-

r fue eide in the t tht i eU ntd te Ai e ht i exe t ne th Diie d die f te n ntin lltie �i hi in.

The t u th iJe th "Sl me G" in initing

Th d u ding th t- o c e t o n i ie t d- d f t:y nt diin giz th my

th

d the di initin i the ie At f ng o t th

I d Ve Tut gulal ii ll Und S xept nie n Old " on .'l n imit

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Can the tae, or any ucality tinthen b had to y tat t law are ueor

to t la of Amighty God? Can th caudi o h eao 1 Te s ut ty, Ko. h tte nd i udione s od ss ur vr thla o God

All hitn ar cold y te la God to k te tt: o Ju nd prcth gopl (At : Pt Co�inthian 9: 16) hi oah' wtn d nodc to th Dn andt o aly heodnnc o hi iion i o rejc h pncile he upracy o th la o ightyGd d o

a tat rgon uh aond no\ in Euron counIn t odr day ontoity a

ed aro the at endngng theaety and erty ll eol f at iontty y el digntd a "tateligon t i t theory tchng that he

tate up o all nd t ueaegc i du o I y l SUj Tad i oit Rui he undrgva ac e a bee exao Alighty God nd aoe ything rtining Hi Kigdo udr hit eu Fct tly nd in Nz Gay tt o

toty a alo aeaed the rl

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im i hideus nroy ha rckdvi br f ol ad rogt arad d o o n ena Erop.

Th ai ia a h dio cor an ha hr raldagr of hi i aliaria hor o grmn big adoptd cc i th

Unid Sa hand o ehoh' n ha b jd arr ad ionn dg a w ar h ar Chriia d h "n i ha h be aw o Gd o rah h g and w nb Hi ada h rqir la inanes. Sm uti v d,

V d ar wha h aw f Gd i; r rdian £18 Yo or rdanrgard ad ro h M ghGod." h h ri iadrai graid h o Amigh Gd r h l ad igio bgvn t ypciic kry.

JV ar hawr, d oir Th ar ngagd anyora rr T ar a In di h mana mihd h ra h good w i ang Kigdm dr hr J r a

a a u u T g ha n hd h igh r ha w irrnc hr o-



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s of t l or os s rs d-stutv lbry ·ill b vgrously -

s by mns f s hat Imv provdssptflly sbtd

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UR UF H UND STAES

Alma Lve,pn

Grif.

fro th Cuof p� t

Sae Gergi

[M 28, 193.]

M Ch Jus di pn- he r.

l l W cvkd ' y I il of y u t

fa

Y sa jgt o C(5 A 60); h m C o t la or. c m p

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eher by han or oters, culs) h-book advig o literur f kn

whC les e b fo whethe sme b o t c f Cit o Gin, \vihou rs obtigtn p�i8ion fom Ile Cy age ohe Ci f Gn, uh p( hall be demed uiac a puishbl of agh City o .

(So Th Che o Po o e yo r d he olce ore o he ori eeby reurd d deed o s-es s s me d o bae n sace ecbe e u s odc"

he viJHo i de cOIdo b diribuon wht te eqd e ns-sn pmlet n lagze nture eigiu , seing e el ohe "Kig o o Jh. Apl di ap fo' e't a sh g a ded 1l n 'b o d His ok" d hat sa pico od ae b o dod H ommden.

Uo 1e iso o e ol d ed g d oe o o er g ods j mgc oeno te odnncvod t Feeh Aee ·stiti Ud S in gg "freedo o h p" pJg the e

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xercise f eiier's relig" s e�i as s erese:

·(Because ai iae is rary a ivoltin f he rst amme t te Csu�i f e Uie Sae wi reas

es a ke aw se aesaime f relig r iii

ree eecse ere aigg eeof e ch f pnss; r rig o he

ele eaeaby aeme eie gvee r a ede f rieaes

Sai race is a cra a i v-l of the furteth medme o e ii f e He Sae wc a eee f mak ai s edme a-ae e Sas a wc reas

'All r bo r trze te UntdSaes sjec e rii eefae ize f e ie Saes a f eSa werei ey reie N Sae sa aer eforce y ,hch ll brge e pr-ee r iui4 f es f e UieSae; sa ay Sae deie ay pers

e ery, ey w e ressf w j o t n r wt -ci e ea eci f e aws'

ai rae suey riis e u f y erae f ay i wthi m f G wou er C Maae a arese reem e es crary e

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"Sa rdnance also oh te ree x-is of ttn' rlon and th act

the by oiitin diston lta-tu out etons ron n t th ters of ad qtd ndents

Aea eung se ojecton saed the costtutona valit ot ordnane, syn

Te nac cnsituiona -ause it adges the d of Lh pess or proibit the dstibion I litrat aotth pto lio n voaon of t otth amdt he cnttt f thUtd Stes

\T in a aa of t ionth ou sd tha t chag hat th odanw vo c od dgd o-;on o h stt dal onsitutin with a wJn W{f su a vows too indene o eset a onstttinaeson we k a s semen us avrerrd to oth ronds o derr and not the oton av quoted wih was su� m dete d poh contin as o restraint upon h reeie of rlion wth spet to the amdianc was snt n te cas C,y " G, A. 123 d the � pa was dsmissd (Octb 1 197) or want quo



v

Beason) 13 S 33 B, h

Golma se, t Cout not e wih hqu reeom of Il pesa� JId n b prPGy e \Ve thinkh h� q qu pr�s:ed aw i m: c. Whr lf fqun. Cte ' Lv 25 . h j;

Flc€dom f .pd] pw e prc by the Fs eem rgt b CO'S) e amng te gs bri wicha t h Andnm vo t Gilow Nwrk, 8 US : 666 Stmbg a/o- S 3 G8 y, 1i'e8ta, 2U. S. 697 0; 8jn Pr

U 33 Y O-

99 U 4 v -ccu, ece s w seed unca i cnsu . n r prohibtion e amnmnR Chgo Ui 20

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Los Age, 27 S. 8; CuyaJw Po'rmlxn v.k 240 U S 462

�'he ordinac ts bd 5"p p1 iibuio "ccuars hanbooks, a� vsng, o a ay -sy applis o pamhs, magazis anpocas.1h vc agains applan aa s isribu a rn pamhl a

mgazin c h n Ag Whhr

acua aminisaion orinanc s appi,as appay i coul b o npaprs osn apa. T y Managr s havy n applis o m o a cns is-b au i y Nn hspop icing a) scu a prifm me db u Gn T onac no o lra h s sn o s puoral r ha avcs unlau cnc.hr s no suggso ha h paph aagain srib i h insan as ha chaac h rac mracs "i-aur h is ns

h ian is prhs ih spco h ho o isbuio. cos vrsor o circion "ir by ha hr-., T hus n sic in apcaio ih spc o m or pac is nomd wy h g legded a -onsn h h ainc pb ,



or as involing diodrly condu, th mot� f J'1

of h trt. Th odnn pohibts th disribton of littur of ny kd t ny tt any c and in y nnr wihout it fro h Cty Mnr

We hn tht h ordnc s invlid on it 1tv h otiv which indud toton t chrac s such h t stri

th vy fondtion f th fdo f h rs j p trul for th frdo of th rs ly dird ast th o f th icnS' It ws int tht or tt Jon iltodcd his su by "Appl fr thLibrty Unlicnd Prntn Ad th ibty of th rs bcm intiy it to ub- ! d ublihd nl with o" 1 \Vhil i fdofo r viou un ubcn n- not rrdd xhsting th grnty f ly, h ntion f tht rtrt s

eadig ppse in th dotion f th onsttu-tion osion S Paerson Colod,205 U. S 4446; Na v 283 S7776 Gj- Ameica ess Compy U. 233 245, 26 L

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ype of the odinac n qeson woul rthe sysm of cense ad csorhip in i ld-e .

'1 libry of h prs n oe ee and eos necessaiy m-bcs ah d lafet Thse dhav bn iori n e e oIb·y s he a ha Pa a

oI n w hisory undnty esTh horc ooaton om-he vey 'icon hch o vhc f ifo ad opj. Va v a cn oao o y h e via oa o oeig seae f ve s ngen ne n

b a Mnn up G-ia-n . m Company, a; Dng n u

oda ad bu -as o o and u n."L f caig as esseia haee as e uisg; e� wh- aio, Uaon

I S o _ B v (N. Y) 261;Dearn Publshig Compy Ftzeld, ed479 Ex U- ell c 5

Sl 10 J L Q l t' A M. 8; f a v. l 3 I

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lte vaue". Ex pc,·rt Jakson 96 U. S 77, 73Th lne i Goje Amei Ps

C01y u w ed id bee ofs d eecy t r ia

A he dane d t ae nnea for appela t eek pem ndet Se ied et d a-er e hage agin e Shv. Choo

28U.

S 5, 6e judgme evee ad Ue e remadd e peed wh t pi

It i odd.

M Juie CARDZO pr in e n

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