Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1858-01-30
ORDINANCE NO. 8.

AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO DIsoRDERLY
HOUSES, AND Houses of ILL-FAME.
The Muyor and Csty Council of the City of
Red 'WinA d. or,luin and establish as f:l-
1o,cs:s ,~ ..,.r
SECTION l. Any person or persons. who
shall within toe limits Of the City Of Red
Wing, keep disorderly or i'll governed
house or place, or house for the resort Of
persons Of evil name or fame, or Of dishonest
conversation, or who shall procure or suffer
to come together at such house or place,
persons Of evil name or fame, or who
shall commit, or suffer to he commit
ted therein, any immoral, indecent or
other improper conduct or behavior, or any
tipping, revealing, rioting or disturbance
every person or persons SO offending, or who
shall aid in any manner in offending in the
premises, shall on conviction thereof, before
the Justice Of the Peace, for the City of Red
Wing, be punished by fine at the discretion
of the Court not to exceed o.,e hundred dol
lars, or be imprisoned for a period not cx-
cccding three months, and the offenders
may moreover he held to bail for good bcha
vior.
SEC. 2. When any such house or build
ing, so occupied or kept as aforesaid, Shall
be deemed by the City Council to be com .
mon nuisance, it shall be competent for the
City Council to abate such nuisance, by or
Gering such house or other building to be
pulled down. and removed ut the expense OF
the owner. proprietor or occupant thereof,
at the discretion ofsuch City Council.
SEC. 3. 1t shall not be lawful for any
person or persons, to demise, let or hire any
house or other building OF premises within
the limits of the city of RED Wing, to any
person or persons for any Of the purposes Of
the first section Of this chapter mentioned,
or to any person or persons who are Of evil
name or fame or Of dishonest conversation,
or who by reputation keep, common ill.,
governed or disordcrly house; neither shall
it be lawful for the owner or occupant ofany
such house, building or other promises, to
permit or suffer any such persons to occupy
any such house, or premises, or otherwise
harbor such person or persons; ard If any
person shall knowingly offend against any
Of the provisions Of this section, he, she or
they shall he liable to be fined upon convic.
ton thereof before the Justice Of the Peace
for the city in sum rot exceeding one
hundred dollars, for every such offence with
costs. ge Is
Sect. 4. If any person or persons with.
in the limits Of the City of Red Wing, COM
NIT, or suffer to be committed in any house,
or other building or premises by him, her.
or them occupied, any rioting quarreling,
fighting, revclling drunkenness noise or any
other disorder1y conduct, calculated to dis
turb the rcigbborhood, or annoy travellers
or others, any person or persons offending
in tie premises. shall on conviction thereof
before the Justice Of the Peace Of the city.
forfeit and pay a fine not to to exceed one
hundred dollars, with costs and moreover,
may, at the discretion of said court, be i'm
prisoned in the Jail or Lookup Of the CITY
Of Red Wing, for a period not exceeding three
months. i7iit' q -. II
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty Of tho Mar
shall and constables ofthe city Of Red Wing,
to take notice Of and Is report ali
infractions Of this chapter, that every
person offending may be dealt with
according to law. and it shall be competent
for said Marshal or any constable. to arrest
any person or persons, who may have y;o-
lated the provisions Of the first ;ana earth
sections Of this chapter and to bring such
person or persons before the Justice of the
Peace Of tho city. CIV 5s4aH
SEc.6. This ord,nance shall take effect
immedntkfy ahefif pubaicaa6a. 81 sfEa
Passed Jan. 26th 1853. EH tffI
. ID: g. WEATHERBY, Mayor.
B. A. Cox, Clerk. So.