Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-24
Otiln Ordinanrcs.
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An ORDINANCE to prevent enueiDS !"
N houses Of i-iame'
The Mayor and Comnon Couheh o' NaI!s'li'e uo
ordain as follows
so.,,op fst-It Is hereby declared to be public
,,pI a,Icc for any woman or wemcn, beinglcwd and
mel sste, ha ing the reputation of being psosii
tgte or lcwd woman or women, or for any woman or
women re dng or being in any bawdy house, house
OF as,gnaton, or house OF ill-lame in any house
room having the rep tatlon Of beirg or OF being
iu DR. belonging TO, place Of AssignGtun, lrwdntss,
hawdiuess,. or prostitution, to deport thersef or
themselves mdeCeutly or lewdly, or To- appear nde-
Gently attircd upon the public streets or alleys Of this
city to stand or be at or in the vicinity Of the
doors or nlows Of any such house or room, by po-
stans looks motions. Ces lures OF wcr s, or by their
appearance or their behavior, to denote to, and 10
attract inform passers, of their character and re
utatnu, the character aud reputation Of the house
OF room, under the penalties provided by this ordi-
nance.
Sec. At shall be the duty Of the policemen to ar
rest and convey to the station house any woman or
women who may be found upon the public streets IN,
deccnuy attired, or who deport themselves IN le"u
manner. or sit in az their door indecenuy hureu
or who deuort them elves in a lewl manner, or
set In their doors or at their windows with ueir per
iudecenty exposed, or who seek 70 nduce persons
possing to enter their houses by speaking, bcckoning
on ina any other method, whose general behavior Is
of a character calculated to violate any of the pro-
visions Of The first section Of this ordinance.
See 8. An persons arrested for a violation Of any
Of the provisions Of this ordnance shall have
a hearing before the City Recorder, any jus
tce OF the Peace Of this city, and # found guilty Of
shall pay Gue Of not less than twenty-five dollars,
nor more than one hundred dollars. and in defant Of
the payment OF any fine that shall be rendered against
any person for violation Of any OF the provisions
OF this ordinance, they shall be sent 10 the County
Jail until the sum has been paid at the rate OF tHo
dollars per day.
Sec In suits before the Recorder or any Justice
OF the Peace for Yolat Of the provisions Of this
ordinance, shall be competent establish the char
actcr OF houses charged to be houses of ill.fame,
bawdy houses, or houses OF assignaton, by proving
their rpt1
vcinage, or among others who have means to become
acquainted with the reputation Of said house OF hOu-
ses room or place, aud the testmOney OF prostitute
shall be taken to dsprovc the reputation of said house
houses, room or place.
Sec 5.-rhs ordinance shall take effect on and
after its passage, and all ordinances conflicting with
the same be, aud are, hereby repealed.
hereby certify the above and foregoing to be an
ordinance introduced into the Common Council of the
city Of Marysvie, passed its first aud second reading
and ordered published in the city official press one
week
Witness my hand and the corporate seal OF
fSEAL1 said city this 2lst day of November, 1882
nov52-1w T. 4. PARISH, City OK.