Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-07-21
AN ORDINANCE.

To suppress immoral aud improper practices and 10 To
Uide for the PHHisheHt Of certain offences by fine and
Imprisonment aud hard labor.
SECTION l. Be It ordaiHed bg the Common Council of
the incorporated VAGgc Of Fremont, That no person
SHALL within the limits of the Incorporated Village OF
Fremont oOr or expose for sale, exhibit
be exhibited for any purpose, any indecent mmodest
lascivious or obscene book pamphlet paper, picture
uIe, representation or device Whatsoever.
SIC. ,. No person shall in about any street alley
public ground other public place in this village or in
any situation place where any other person passing
or being in the street. alley, or other public place. is
might be ordinarily in view or in hearing such
way place to annoy any other person. commit any
lewd wenton, indecent mmodest, obscene or filthy act
gesture or conduct or utter any profane lewd bawdy
filthy discourse
SIC. 3. No person SHALL within the limits of this vii
lage, make any indecent immodes immoral exhibi-
ten exposure of his or her person, or pro-
other person TO do, in upon about apy
street, alley other public exposed place. or in any
situation place where other person passing, be-
ing in upon any street public place. might see the
same, any public house room or other place
where any number of citizens may be assembled nor in
such place to annoy other person exerci-
ing his or her lawful rights
SEC. No person occupying, possessing or contro-
ing any premises structure of any kind within the
limits of said village, in whole part whether as
owner trustee, guardian agent lessee, sublessee,
occupant with without right having the right
TO possess control the and 10 prevent stop
of the same house place of prostitution shall
use suffer- permit such house premises or auy
part ofthe same to be kept used place of prost
tution be guilty of prostitution therein or harbor or
board any common prostitute therein, or knowingly
lease sublet such premises any part of the same
to be used occupied by person persons house
of Ill fame nor shall any person reside in house of ill
within the limits Of said vage or visit any such
house for the purpose Of prosttuton and person
shall be found visiting any such house of illfsme ex
cept the performance of official duty it shall be
ce evidence of having visited for the purpose pros
titution.
SEC 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,
pIisonment not exceeding thirty days, fined not less
than fifteen dollars, hundred dolIzs for
each ofense, at the discretion of the court
SEc. g. Every house of ill-fame within this village
shall De deemed public nuisance, and the Mayor is
hereby required 20 the unlawful Occupauts TO he
dispossed and the unlawful to abated in the
manner that other nuBanees authorized to be abaed
SEC. Z. Every common prostitute wandering or being
found in any public street place, any place of
public resort behaving in rotous indecent manner
shall be deemed guilty of indecent and disorderly con-
duct, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less
than five than twenty dollars and pay costs of
proseoution and in addition 10 the fine imposed and
costs of prosecution any person convicted of this of
Tense be punished by Imprisonment for such period
the court shall adIudge not to exceed sixty DAYS
SEC. g. That every person convicsed of being a conf
prostitute, within the limits of this village shall he
fined not less than twenty dollars and the of
cuton, more than fifty dollars punished by inn
prisOnment; Provided that such imprisonment for the
first Oense shall not exceed thirty days. for the second
oense ninety days; for the third oHense six months
and for the fourth any further repetition the of
fense, one year.
SEC. g. The Mayor of the village of Fremont upon
conviction OF any person persons of any oense
der any village ordinance, hereby authorized and
powered in addition to the fine imposed by such ord
nance TO sentence the person persons convicted
and each OF them toimprsonmen to be kept
hardlabor during such imprisonment for period OF not
more than thirty days.
SIC TO- Such labor shall be performed under the care
and direction athe street commissioner of his depu
y or OF such other officer as the Council may sppont
designate for that purpose Male sentenced TO
hard labor may be employed at the prescribed place
confinement, upon the public grounds Streets ave-
nues alleys sewers drains, bridges docks wharyes or
| of DubliC rty If he
SEC IL. Every person who shall be sentencedto i'm
prsonment TO hard labor, provided in section four
this ordinance shall labor ten hours of each cay except
Sunday during the term ofmprisonment 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 ai village ai
watch house, and shall be unlawful for any person
sentenced to imprisonment and labor to refuse TO per-
form such labor when required, to escape or to
any person sentenced to labor aforesaid shall escape
the street commissioner employee of his, the vii
lsge marshal, any policeman, officer in charge of
such prisoner may follow aud arrest ouch person and
the term Of imprisonment TO labor such person shall
continue from the time Of such rearrest the same
though he had not escaped for The unexped portion
such term, excluding the time from such escape until
the return of such to the place designated for his
| confinement.
SIC II. The Street Commissioner or officer CHARGED
with the and direction of the labor of apy person
sentenced TO imprisonment and hard labor under any
dnanee of this village, is hereby required cause such
to peorm such labor and in such manner as such
officer shall deem Just and reasonable, and any person
sentenced shall have escaped or shall attempt TO
cape from such labor shall refuse to perform the labor
required, such officer may attach 70 such person suta
bic ball and chRin other reasonable of coercion
restraint sufficient insure such labor or prevent
cpe and IL is hereby made the duty of the Street Com
missioner TO direct ali labor which shall be performed by
virtue OF this ordinance whether at the place conne
| ment or elsewhere.
SIC l9 All processes directing the imprisonment o
any person as punishment fOrYiOstiOn of any ordn
anoe, snail oe directed to the Sheriff of the county OF
Ssndusky; and shall be the duty such Sheriff TO re-
ceye asd safely keep the persons mentioned in such
cess, during the full period OF excep when
required elsewhere for labor, until discharged by due
| course of law.
SIC II Aordinances parts of ordinances inconsist
ent With this ordinance are hereby repealed
Passed this 18th day of July, A. ID. 1865.
] BY order Of the Council. II. EVERETT, Mayor,
Attest, d. W. KREBs, Recorder 29w3