The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-07-11
An Ordinance.
To Preserve Peace and Good Order, and to
Prevent Vice. and Immoraiity.asaa EA5s

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8 ECTIoN.L Be It ordained bv the Common Conn.
Haci OF the City of Richmond, That, if any person
the peace and good order of this city,
't any OF the nhtants thereof by making any loud,
unusual, or unnecessary noise, by crying fire. with
put good canse by any roous disorderly behavior
Or conduct, by wrangling, quarreling fighting or
language, menaces threats, or otherwise, any other
person or persons, to fight every such person of
Tending SHALL on conviction thereof before the Mayor
be fined In any sum not less thun One than
Twenty five Dollars.
Section q If any person. occupying or having con-
troll u any house, or IN part OF any house within
carnivals dances for idle and dissolute companr
or shall make, cause 70 be made, permit. allow |
within or about his or her premises, any noise, disor
der tumult disturbance, calculated to disturb the
peace and good order Of this city, or t. annoy any
person residing in the immediate neighborhood there
of, any such person offending, shall on conviction
thereof before the Mayor, be fined any sum not
than One nor more than twenty-five Dollars.
Section 81 IL any person, shall permit allow any
noise or dsorderly conduct in about his her
Gerry other establishment, existing within the lin
its of this city. and wherein distilled, fermented. or
any Intoxicating liquors so kept for SALE for
being given away; or shall permit allow any person
TO become intoxicated therein, every such person so
offending, shall, conviction before the Mayor be
fined in any sum net less than Five more than
One Hundred Dollars.
Section A. If any person shall appear, in any pub
lie part of this city, or in place of public
amusement therein. in state of intoxcation every
such person offending, shall, on conviction before
the Mayor, be fined in any not less thau One nor
more than Zen Dollars.
section s. Ii any person shall, on the FRS. Day of
the week, commonly called Sunday within the limits
of this city, pitch quoits coins, shall play at
public game or amusement every such person 50 Of
fending shall, conviction before the Mayor be fined
in any sum not less than One nor more than Ten Doll
lars.s a 5zssL
Section g. Ii any person or persons, within the linz
its of the city. shall make, paint print, publish, en-
grave. the to be done: shall SELL offer,
kali
the same to be DONE indecent. iImodest Or las
ciyious book. pamphlet paper, picture, any
or Me shall haee tsn
deucy to create breach of the peace, disturb the
good order OF the city, every person offending,
shall, conviction before the Mayor, be fined in
sum not less than Five more than Fifty Dollars.
g Section l. Ii any person SHALL within the limits of
the city, publicly expose his her person. perpe-
trate any indecent immodest, lewd, filthy at, in
the presence of other person, in such situa
ton that persons passing repassng might ordina-
ry the same; or shall utter, speak, bawd-
ry, ewd obscene word, or discourse, wi thin the
hearing of any other person. shall exhibit any OBJ
print. painting. engraving representation of
any kind whatever, every person offending SHALL on
conviction before the Mayor be fined in any sum not
less than Five than Fifty Dollars; and it
shall be lawful for any householder legal voter of
this city to arrest person found violating this
ten of this ordinance, and to convey or such
person to be conveyed before the Mayor, committed
to the city prison. to be dealt with according to the pro-
visions of this ordinance.
Section g. If any person SHALL within The limits of
this city, publicly exhibit stallion. jack. bull
the to be DONE except in passing along the
streets in orderly manners shall permit cause or
suffer any such animal to publicly cover any mare,
gennet, therein every such person offending
shall on conviction before the Mayor, BE- fined in any
sum not less than One nor more than Twenty Dollars.
Section g. If any person, over the age of twelve
years, and being naked the me shall, in the day.
tme battle in Whitewater River, at any point, Within
adjacent to- opposite near the limits of this city,
subject to the view OF any o. the thereof
the Mayor, be fined in notie than One nor
more than Five Dollars. y34 ~ SHkGG
Section 10. IL any prostitute shall be found wan
dering about of the Streets lanes, allies commons
or lots, within the limits of this city, within
mile thereof, or found in any public act Of prsstu-
lending, shall on conviction before the Mayor, be
fnedin any not less than I've than
fifty dollars. or be imprisoned in the cty prison
county Jail not exceeding thirty days. 50
Section IL. If any female person shall reside any
brethel or house of III fame, within the limits Of this
city within mile thereof shall thereto
for the purpose of prostitution or shall prostitute
herself, any inducefnent and lascvious Ian
guagegesture behavior to entce persons therein
son, offending, shall ON conviction before the Mayor
be fined in any sum not less than five, than
fifty dollars, and may in the discretion of the Mayor
be Imprisoned not more than thirty days.
Section IL. If any male person the age of
fourteen years, shall be found associating with any
prostitute in any public place, street, lane, alley
inon lot, Market house. barn Stable: or VIII, shall
be found in any house of Ill fame, not being the
or occupant thereof within the limits of this city, or
within mile thereof shall conviction before the
Mayor be fined in any sum not less than five
than fifty dollars.
Section Ii. Ii two more male persons shall be
found together with any prostitute, if three or
more ewd. drunken. or disorderly persons be found
together within the limits of this city within one
mile thereof they shall in either be deemed an
unia " full assembly, and such persons offending
shall, conviction before the Mayor, each De fined
in any sum not less than five more than fifty
dollars.
- Section H. II any male person of the aga Of four
teen years and upwards. shall reside in any brothel
house of ill fame, within the limits of this ev
within mile thereof shall resort thereto n tile
character OF musician, boarder, loager servant.
otherwise, for the purpose OF assisting. abetting
encouraging the or keeper OF any such house
the females who reside therein, resort thereto
for the qualification prosecution of their ewd and
lascivous practices every such person offending
SHALT conviction before the Mayor, be fined in any
sum not less than FIVE more than fifty dollars.
Section - If any person shall keep any broihe or
house of i'll fame within the limits of this city,
within mile thereof, by Keeping therein any per-
persons for the purpose of prostitution, shall
suffer any snch persons to resort thereto for that
conviction before the Mayor, be find in any sum mt
less than five more than one hundred dollars and
NAV, in the discretion OF the Mayor, be imprisoned
not more than thirty days.
Section I6 If any person persons shall harbor
keep about his or her house, within the limits of
this city within mile thereof, any lewd and
dssolute woman, or common strnmpet, and permit
her follow lewd course OF life, every sucl, per-
son offending SHALL on conviction before the Aayor
be fined in any not less than five than
fifty dollars. essss
Section Il. If any person, who is the owner or
occupant agent for renting any house, building
within the limits of this city, within mile there
of, shall knowingly rent lease the to be used
a house Of i'll fame, prostitution, every such
person offending shall, conviction before the
Mayor be fined in any not less than FIVE nor
more than hundred dollars. And good pruof that
the owner, lessor, agent renting knewor
apprised beforehand OF the previous i'll repue of the
lessee lessees thereof, shall be full evidence that
the owner. or lessor, agent knew the purpose to
which such building was previously intended to be
applied. And it any such owner, or lessor agent
of any such buildings after having been notified by any
freebooter householder that such building being
used for such purpose shall not take the proper legal
steps exclude therefrom any persons who shall
the same for house of ill fame, or restitution,
cry such owner, lessor agent shall, conviction
before the Mayor, be fined in any not less than
Five more than One Hundred Dollars.
Section Is. All Ordinances, or part of Ordina noes
in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance shall
be. and the same are hereby repealed.
z Section 10. This Ordinance shall be in force from