Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-26
Gitp Ordinances.
AN ORnINANCl. o prevent entIelng

AN ORDINANCE to prevent enticing to
n houses Of nl-iame.
The Mayor and Comnon Council of harysviile do
orain as follows:
Section lst-Itis hereby declared 10 be a public
nuisance f. any woman or women, being lewd gml
r,,c nste orfa ing the reputation uf being psosii
frf- ~ 'rfd ~,'-'H9 or wohen or for a1y Aomau or
r..u. - rr.l ..-.. ing In any hawdy house, house
90 ass-Btt'', p 10 sc Of il-lame, In any iouse
80 r'"" 'avi' The rep taton Of being, OF being
N or .''nsi' 20, place Of assig ati' n, lwdnts S.
NtHdneiS, or prostitution, TO drport theirsef or
themselves IN lecently lewdy, TO nlp ear indie
Gently atred upon the public streets ale, of this
city, OF 10 stand OF be at Or In the vicinity Of tile
doors or " niows Of any such house room, by pO-
stons looks, motions gestures wrr $, or by their
appearance their behavior, TO denote To, aud TO
attract Inform passers, Oi their character and
utAtOn, the character and reputation uf the house
r room, under the penalties provided by this ordi-
nance.
sec Alt shall BE- the duty Of the policemen to ar
and convey IN the station house any woman or
women who may be found upon the public streets IN.
decenty attired, who depOrt themselves IN 'e"d
manner, sit in ut their dOOrs tndecenily a'tireu
or who delrort them elves in q lewi manner, or
set in their doors Mt their windows with their per
son indecenty exposed who seek u induce persons
passing To enter their houses by speak ng beckoning
in other method, or whose general DehNi"r IS
Of A character calculated 20 violate any Of the pre-
visions Of the first section OF this ordinance.
See. 3. Allpersons arrested Tor violation of any
| Of the provisions Of this ordinance, shall have
a hearing before the City Recorder, any JUS
tce Of the Peace Of this city, and # found guilty
violating any OF the provisions OF this or'iiI Ance
shall pay fine Of not less than twenty FIVE dollars,
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 TO the County
Jail until the sum has been paid at the rate Of tSo
dollars per DAY.
Sec. 4 In suits before the Recorder or any Justice
of the Peace for violat Of the provisions OF this
ordinance shall be competent establish the char
acter Of houses charged 10 be houses Of ILL., fame
bawdy houses, or houses Of Assignation by proving
their general reputation, among those living in the
vicinage, among others who have means tn become
acquainted with the reputation Of said house or hOu.
place, and the testmoney Of no prostitute
sha be taken to dsprove the reputation Of said house
houses, room place.
Sec. 5-This ordinance shall take effect and
after its passage, and all ordinances cona citing Will
the same be, aud are, hereby repealed.
| hereby certify thu above and foregoing to be al
ordinance introduced Into the Common Council of The
city Of MarySve, passed its first and second reading
and ordered published in the city official press one
| week.
Witness my hand and the corporate seal Of
fSEAI.1 said city, this, 2lst day of November, 1859.
| novZ2-iw T. 4. FARlSlI, City OK.