The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-07-04
An Ordinance.
To Preserve Peace and Good Order. and to
Prevent Vice and Immorality.

SECTION l. Be il ordained by the Common Ccun-
= 81 Of the Gig Of Richnsend, That. il any person
shall Hstura he peace AMI gd order Of this city, or
of Of the inhabitants thereof, BY making loud
unusual or unnecessary noise. By crying are With
out good by rotous disorderiv behavior
or conduct or by wranghns uarresing, fighting or
by challenging or attempting to provoke bv abusive
language, threats otherwise. any other
.. to 5s s1s G M io
be fined IN net less thrn one Dor more than
Twenty-Five boilers szt
troll in any hease.o or part Of ans house within
the limits OF this eity. shall hold, permit or allow any
carnvals dances. tor idle and dissolute company;
or shall msle. cause 10 he made, permit. allow,
within about his or her premises any noise dsor
mace and good order q this CITY, or To annoy any
person residing III the iueGiate neighborhecd there
Of any sneh person 50 Snsns.rg shall on eonye,'on
thereof before The Mayor De hsd in any not less
s..-a one ner more than Twen--fire Ds,lars.
seeaoa = II any psFsnn shah Jermit or allow any
Gerry ether establish meu existing within the lin
its OF this city, aud wherein distilled. f~mensed, OF
any interesting liquors are sold, or kept fsae
being given away; or shall permit or allow a.v person
to become intoxicated therein, every such prison so
offending. shall, conviction before the MAJOR be
fined in less than Five nor more than
One Hundred Dollars.
Section L. If any person shall appear, in any psb-
lie part of this city, in place of public resent
amusement therein. in state of inoIication, every
such person offending, shall, conviction before
the Mayor, be fined in not less thau One nor
| more than fen Dollars.
Section 5. If any person shah. on the FirssDay of
of this city, pitch qucs o. coins, shall play at
cricket, handy, cat, base or town ball. or any other
public game or amusement, every such person Sc Of
Tending shall, conviction before the Mayor be nnes
in any not less than One nor moie than len bo!'
| lars.
Section g. If any person or persons, within the lin
its of the city. shall make, paint, print, rabsh en-
grave the TO be done or shall SELL ene,
exhibit sale or any other purpose, or shall cause
the to be DONE indecent, liz modest, OF ias
civious book pamphlet, paper. or picture, OF ~ a.,
book, pamphlet, paper, or pie1urgg' Tn
dency create breach of the peace or disturb 'he
good order of the city, every person SO onenoins,
SHALL on conviction the Mayor, be fined IN any
not less than Five nor more than fhty poliars'
Section Z. II person SHALL within the hnf'S OF
the city, publicly expose his or her person or Perps
the presence of any other person, or IN such saA
ton that persons passing or repassing might o.as
rily the shall utter or speak, any paw Ne
rv lewd or obscene word, discourse, VIII .se
hearirg of other person; or shan OF
print painting. engraving, asssnding shall, Ca
any kind whatever every per Be- fined in snv sum no,
conviction before the iSre than Fifty Dollars and il
less han EIHf for any householder legal OF
to arrest any person found violating this
ten of this ordinance and to convey such
person 10 be conveyed before the Mayor committed
the city prison. be dealt with according to the
visions of this ordinance.
Section s. Ii any person shall, within tile limits oil
this city, publicly exhibit stallion, jack, bull
the to be DONE except assing along the
streets in orderly manner; shall permit, cause, oil
suffer any such ANNA, to publicly cover any mare
gennet, therein, every such person offending
not less than One more than Twenty Dollars
Section g. If any person, over the age of twelve
years. and being naked the time, shall, in the day
time, battle in Whitewater River at point, within
adjacent TO, opposite the limits of this city
subject to the view of of the Inhabitants thereof
every person so offending, SHALL on ctnvictien beor
Ii the Mayor, be fined in not less than One moi
more than Five Dollars.
Section 10. If any prostitute shall be found wan
derng about of the Streets lanes, allies,
G or lots, within the limits of this city, within
mile thereof, found in any public act of prosttu
$,a, 1syr,tS t1f.,fa
, Tending, shall conviction before the Mayor, b.
fined in any not less than Eve more thar
. fifty dollars. be imprisoned in the city prison
county Jail not exceeding thirty days.
Section H. Ii any female person shall reside in any
breth=l or house OF i'll fame, within the limits OF this
city or within one mile thereof, hall resort thereto
for the purpose of prostitution, shall prostitute
herself. or use any inducement and lascivious Ian
agegesture behavior entce persons therein
any of the aforesaid purposes every such female per
son So ~ conviction before the Mayor
be imprisoned not more than thirty DAYS
, Section H. II any male person over the age o.
/ fourteen years. shall be found associatng with
y prostitute in any public place, street. lane, alley com
y mon, lot. Markethouse, barn Stable who shall
y be found in any house of i'll fame, being the
occupant thereof, within the limits of this city
. within mile thereof shall conviction before the
Mayor be fined in any sum not less than five
Q than fifty dollars.
> Section Is. If or more male persons shall be
. found together with any prostitute, if three OF
o more lewd. drunken disordery persons be found
/, together within the limits OF this city within
mile thereof, they shall in either be deemed
D unlawful assembly, aud such persons offending
shall, conviction befors the Mayor each be fined
], in any sum not less than FIVE more than fifty
dollars.
Section IA. If any male person of the age Of four
teen and upwards. shall reside in any broihe
or house of i'll fame, within the limits of this city.
- within mile thereof shall resort thereto in the
character of musician, boarder, odger, servant oil
otherwise, for the purpose OF assisting abetting
Or encouraging the owner or keeper Of such house
or the females who reside therein, theretf
Tor the qualification prosecution of their Iewd
: laScIFloUS practices, such offending
shall, conviction before the Mayor, be fined in
!, not less than FIVE more than fly dollars
. Section Is. If any person shall keep any bro,hel
& house of i'll fame, within the limits of this citv,
within mile thereof, By keeping therein any per
for the purpose OF prostitution, shall
r suffer any such persons to resort thereto for tha
purpose, every such person offending, shi or
= conviction before the Mayor be ind in any no
less than FIVE than hundred dollars, anc
may in the discretion of the Mayor, be imprisoned
r. not more than thirty days.
+ Section 16. If any person persons shall harbol
cor keep about his or her house. within the limits o.
this city, or within mile thereof, any lewd anc
dissoute woman, common strumpet, and permi
her to follow Iewd course of life every such per
offending. shall, conviction before the Mayor
be fined in any sum not less than FIVE nor thar
!. fifty dollars.
Section II. If any person, who is the owner oil
st occupant agent for renting house, building
within the limits of this city, within mile there
Of shall knowingly rent. or lease the be
" house of i'll fame, prostitution, sucf
person offending shall, conviction before Thu
Mayor, be fined in any not less than fire moi
more than ore hundred dollars And good proof tina
the owner, or lessor agent for renting knew
apprised beforehand, oil the previous i'll repute of
lessee, essees thereof shall be full evidence tha
the owner or lessor. or ssent knew the purpose n
which such building was previously intended to b
applied. And If any sHch owner. lessor, or agen
OF any such building after having been notified by AM
freehoder householder that snch building being
used for such purpose shall not take the proper ee
steps exclude therefrom any persons who shall
d the for house Of i'll fame, ostisution ev
u such owner lessor agent, shall, conviction
before the Mayor be fined in any sum not less thar
= Five nor more than One Hundred Dollars
Of Section Is All Ordinances, part of Ordina nce
in conflict it'll the provisions Of this Ordinance shall
d be. and the are hereby repealed
,e Section TO- This Ordinances shall be in force frsn
and after its passage aud publication the Richmond
Palladium for two consecutive weeks.
49, Passed and approved July :, 1857.