Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-08-04
AN ORDINANCE,

ids for the punisknsHt Of certain offences bv fine and
imprisonment and hard labor.
SECTION I. Be IL ordained by the Common Council of
me incorporated ViIage of Fremont That no person
shall within the limits of the incorporated Village of
Fremont ohor expose for sale, exhibit to
be exhibited for any purpose, any indecent mmodes
Iascvous obscene book, pamphlet paper picture fig
ure, representation device whatsoever
SIC q No person shall in or about any street aey
public ground other public place this village in
any situation place where any other person passBg
being in the street, alley, other public place.
might be ordinarily hearing, such
way place TO annoy any other person, commit any
lewd wanton, indecent, immodes obscene filthy act
gesture conduct OF utter any proane, leWd bawdy
filthy discourse.
SIC s. No person SHALL within the limits of this vii
lage make any indecent, immOdest, immoral exhbi-
tien exposure Of his her person, pro-
cure any other person to do upon any
street, alley other public exposed place, any
situation place where any other person passing
ing upon any street public place, might the
same, any public house room, other place
where any number OF citizens may be assembled nor IN
such way place to annoy any other exercs
ing his or her lawful rights.
SIC 4. No person occupying, possessing oontroll
ing any premises structure of kind within the
limits of said village whole or in part whether
owner, trustee, guardian, agent, lessee sublessee
occupant with without right having the right
possess control the and 10 prevent stop the
of the house place OF prostitution, shall
use, suffer, permit such house premises any
part of the same, TO be kept used place OF prost
tution be guilty Of prostitution therein harbor
board any common prostitute therein, OF knowingly
subet such premises any part of the same,
to be used occupied persons house
of ilisme shall any person reside in house OF i'll
fame within the Of said vllsge visit any such
house for the purpose of prostitution; and If and person
shall be found visiting any such house of ilame,
cept the performance of official duty it shall be prima
Rcie evidence OF having visited for the purpose
titution-
SEo s. Every person who shall be convicted of viola
ting any Of the foregoing provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of an oense and punished by I'M
prisonmeut exceeding thirty days fined not less
than fifteen dollars, hundred dollars for
each oiiense, at the discretion of the court
SIC 6 Every house OF ill-fame within this village
shall be deemed public nuisance, and the Mayor is
hereby required to the unlawful occupants 70 be
dspOssed and the unlawful use to be abated IN the same
that other nusances authorized to be abatd
SEC. 7. Every common prostitute wandering being
found in any public street place. any place OF
public resort behaving riotous indecent manner,
shall be deemed guilty of indecent and disOrdery
Duct upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less
than than twenty dollars and pay costs of
prosecution; and addition TO the hne imposed and
costs of prosecution, person convicted of this Of
may be punished by imprisonment for such period
the court shall adiudge, not TO exceed sixty days
SEC. g. That every person convcsed of being a COM
prostitute within the limits of this village shall be
fined not twenty dollars and the costs of prose-
cution nor more than fifty dollars, punished by
prisonment; Provided that such imprisonment for the
oense shall exceed thirty days. for the second
oense ninety DAYS; for the third OGense six months;
and for the fourth any further repetition of the Of
fense, one year.
SEC. g. The Mayor of the village of Fremont, upon
conviction any person persons of any ohense,
der any village ordinance is hereby authorized and
powered in addition 20 the fine imposed by such ordi
TO sentence the person or persons SO convicted
each of them TO md also TO be kept at
labor during such imprisonment for period OF not
more than thirty days
SEC TO- Such labor shall be performed under the
and direction athe street commissioner of his depu
ty or of such other officer the Council may sppon
designate for that purpose Male persons to
hard labor may be employed at the prescribed place
confinement upon the public grounds, Streets
nues alleys sewers drains, bridges, DOCKS wharves,
other public works. or other property of the village
Cr. Iuor INhO Sha he Spntpn dfof
psonment to hard labor, as provided in section four of
this ordinance shall labor ten hours of each cay except
Sunday during the term OfnprisOnment and shall per-
form such reasonable labor shall be required by the
proper officer; and when not thus employed elsewhere
at labor shall be confined in the county jail, village jail
watch house, and IL shall be unlawful Tor any
sentenced TO imprisonment and labor 10 refuse to per-
form such labor when required, to escape, TO at
tempt to escape from such labor imprisonment; and if
any person sentenced to labor aforesaid shall escape
the street commissioner employee of his, the vii
lage marshal any policeman, officer in charge of
such prisoner may follow and arrest such person.
the term Of imprisonment 10 labor OF such person shall
continue from the time of such re-arTes the as
though had not escaped for the unexped portion of
such term, excluding the time from such escape until
the return of such person to the place designated for bis
confinement.
SIC L. The Street Commissioner or officer charged
with the and direction of the labor of any person
sentenced to imprisonment and hard labor under any
dinance of this village hereby required TO such
person TO peom such labor and in such such
officer shall deem just and reasonable and if any person
sentenced shall have escaped, snail attempt 10
cape from such labor shall refuse to perform the labor
required, such officer may attach to such person suia-
bic ball and chain other reasonable of
Orrestaint sufficient 10 insure such labor prevent
cape and 1t hereby made the duty of the Street Com
missioner to direct all labor which shall be performed by
virtue of this ordinance whether at the place of conne
ment or elsewhere.
SEC Is. All processes directing the imprisonment of
any person punishment fol- violation any ordn-
ance, shall be directed TO the Sheriff of the county of
Ssndusky; and shall be the duty of such Sheriff TO re-
and safely keep the mentioned pro-
the
required elsewhere for labor, until discharged by due
course of law.
SEC IA All ordinances parts OF ordinances
ent with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Passed this 10Th day of July, A. D. 1865.
By order of the Council. H. EVERETT, Mayor.
Attest, d. W. KREBs, Recorder. 29w3