Daily national Democrat., 1859-12-01
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AN oRDTNANCE to prsven, entcins to


AN ORDINANCE to prevent entieing to
N houses Of ill-fame.
| The Mavor and Common Council Of Marysville do
| ordain as follows
sartion fa-Itis hereby declared TO be public
/ nuisance for any woman women, being lcwd and
nncbaste or ha ling the reputation uf being psos
tute or lewd woman or women, or for any womSn or
women residing or being in any bawdy house, house
OF assignaton, house OF il-ame, in any house
or room having the reputation Of being, of being
in belonging to, place Of assignatun, lcwdness,
bawdlness, or prostitution, to deport theirself or
themselves indecenty lewdly, or to appear indie
Gently atired upon the public streets or alleys OF this
city, TO stand or be at or in the vicinity OF the
doors windows OF any such house OF room, by po-
stons looks, motions. gestures worls by their
appearance their behavior, to denote to, and to
attract inform passers Of their character and re
utatlon the character and reputation OF the house
room, under the penalties provided by TINS oru-
nance.
Sec At shall be the duty Of the policemen to ar
rest and convey to the station house any Wonah OF
women who may be found upon the puohc streets IN,
| decently attred, who deport themselves IN ieWa
manner or sit in at their doors indecentiy Ared,
or who deport thems elves In lewd manner or
act In tbeI doors or at their windows with their per-
son ndeceny exposed, or who seek 70 lnduce persons
passing enter their houses by speaking, bsckong,
or in any other method, or whose general behavior Is
Of character calculated to violate any Of the pre-
| visions Of the first section Of this ordinance.
! Sec s. All persons arrested for violation Of any
| Of the provisions Of this ordinance, shall have
| a hearing before the City Recorder, or any JUS
tce Of the Peace Of this city, and II found guilty OF
NlolAuuR any OF VIC pfoNlSlouS ol UAAli hhNVi
shall pay q fine Of not less than twenty-five dollars
nor more than 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 to the County
Jail until the sum has been paid at the rate OF t1o
dollars per day.
Sec. 4. In suits before the Recorder any Justice
of the Peace for violation Of the provisions OF this
ordnance II shall be competent TO establish the char
acter Of houses charged to be houses Of iil-fame
bawdy houses, houses OF assignation, by proving
their general reputation, among those living in the
vienage, or among others who have means to become
acquainted with the reputation Of said house hou
ses room place and the testimoney Of prostitute
shall be taken to dsprove the reputation Of said house
houses room or place.
Sec. 5.-This ordinance shall take effect ant
after its passage and all ordinances citing will
the same be, and are, hereby repealed.
thereby certify the above and foregoing TO be an
ordinance introduced into the Conmon Council OF the
city Of Marysvle passed Its first and second reading
and ordered published in the city official press one
week
Witness my hand and the corporate seal OF
rSEAI1 said city, this 2lst day of November, 1889.
nov92-1w t. 4. FARISH, City OK.