Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-27
Gtitp Ordinances.
AN ORDINANCE to prevent enllcing to

N ORDNNANCG " f'S'NN' N'i'N'"e ~
| IN houses Of iniame'
The Navor and Common Council of Marysvle do
or,lan as follows
Section 1st-Its hereby declared to be public
nui ance for any woman or women, being lcwd and
unc aste, Ia ing the reputation uf being psosl
tute or lewd woman or women. or for any AomSn or
women residing or being In any bawdy house, house
OF gnatiun house OF ill-iAme, or in my house
room having the reputation Of being, Of being
in or belong to- place Of assignathn, lrwdntss,
haWdiness, or prostitution, TO deport thcirsef or
themselves indecently lrwdly, or to appear inde
Gently attird upon the puhlc streets allie, OF tins
city, TO stand or be at in the vicinity Of the
doors or nhows Of any such house OF room, by pO
stions looks, motions gestures or wor Is, or by their
appearance their behavior, to denote to, and 10
attract inform passers, of their character and
utaton or the character aud reputation Of the house
or 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
decently attired, who deport themselves In lewd
manner sit in at their doors indeceny attred,
or who depOrt them. elves in n lewi manner, or
set in their doors Mt their windows with their per-
udecently exposed who seek to induce persons
passing enter their houses by speaking becEoniug
or in any other method, whose general behavior is
Of character calculated TO violate any Of the pro-
visions of the first section Of this ordinance.
Sec. g. All persons arrested for violation of any
OF the provisions Of this ordinance, shall have
a hearing before the City Recorder, or any JUS
tice OF the Peace Of this city, aud II found guilty II
violating any OF the provisions Of this ordir ance
shall pay fine 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 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 vioat Of the provisions Of this
ordinance 1t shall be competent to establish the char
acter OF houses charged to be houses Of il-fame,
bawdy houses, houses OF aSslgnation, by proving
their general reputation, among those living in the
vicinage or among others who have means TO become
acquainted with the reputation Of said house hou
room or place. aud the testmoney of no prostitute
shall be taken to dsprove 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 ntroducediLto the COmmon Council OF the
city Of Mtrysvie passed its first and second reading
! and ordered published in the city official press one
witness my hand and the corporate seal of
tSEAL.l said city, this 2lst day OF November, 1852
nov22-iw T. E. FARISH, City Crk.
A " ORDINANCE to appropriate money for
n the purchase Of Land for the location Of State
Reform school,
The Common Council of Marysville do ordain as fol-
lows:
Section 1.-The OF thirteen hundred dollars
be and is hereby appropriated out Of the General
Fund for the purchase OF one hundred acres If Land
to be donated TO the state Of California for the pnr
pose OF locating state Reform School.
Sec. 2.-The City Clerk be and he is hereby author
Zeu 10 urhW MS WARRANT on treasurer, phyh-
Bile out of the General Fund, in favor ef the Commit
tee appointed under this ordinances for the sum OF
thirteen hundred dollars.
Sec 81. Mann, John s. Love aud j. u. Jewett,
are hereby authorized to pure hundred
Of land Of c. Covillau 1, aud obtain from him
antee deed to The same, and to present the said deed
to the State OF California for the purpose OF locating
a State Reform school.
sec 4.-Thls ordinance shall take effect from and
after its Iassage
hereby certify the above to be ordinance intro
duced in the Common Council OF the city Of Marys-
vile at their last meeting, 10Th inst passed its first
and second readiL aud, mott m, referred to the
Judiciary Committee, and ordered published in the
City Official Press
...... In witness whereof hereto set my hand
L. s. aud affx the corporate seal Of said city,
- this 10th day Of November, A. D. 1859.
THOS. Z. PARISH, City Clerk.
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