The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-23
aIing certain Ordinances.
PASSED JANUARY %, AID. 1868.

SEC 1. Be il ordained by the Common
Council of the City of Evansville, That all
houses of prostitution or whored0m, and
all whores and prostitutes, and all Keep
ers or pr0prietors of houses of ill.fame or
houses OF ass1gnatton, prostitution, or
whoredom, and all persons visiting any
such house or houses for the purpose of
prostitution or whoredom. and ali gamb-
all other gaming or gambling Ca bIes or APP
paratue OF any kind whatever, are hereby
declared TO be nuisances. '@+
, SEC. z. That any person on. persons being
the owner. Keeper, proprietor, or superin-
tendenJ of any such nutSances as defined
by the nrst section OF this, Ordinance,
shall. on conviction, forfeit and pay any
sum not less than Fifty Dollars, nor more
than Two Hundred Dollars.
( SEc.s3 IL shall be .unlla wful for any per-
son or perso is to occupy, visit, or use any
gambling house, gaming or gambling
table. or apparatus, for the purpOtes OF gam
lng or gam bling. or to occupy or visit any
house of ILL tames or house OF prostitution
or whoredom. for the purpose of prostitu-
tion or whoredom. and any person or
Section shall, on conviction, forfeit and
pay any sum not less than Ten Dollars,
nor more than One Hundred Dollars.
SEC. 4. For the purpose OF suppresSing
gaming and gambling houses and houses
of l-fame, 1t shall be law full for any police
officer of the City OF Evansville, either
with or without process, to enter, at any
time, any gaming or gambling house OF
house of ILL fame, within the limits of the
city, or. Thin one mile thereof. and ART 50
The occupants thereof; and all persons
found therein who shah have visited the
place for the purpose Of gaming or garnb-
ling, or for the purpose OF prostitution, or
whoredon, and every person found in o
gaming or gambling honse shall be pre-
sumed TO be there for the purpose of gam
ing or gambling, and every Person found
in q house of ill,fame, house OF assigna-
11on, or house OF prostitution, shall be
pI esllmed to be there for the purpose OF
prostitution or whoredOm. arae n.r
SEC. 5. For the purpose of further sup
pressing gaming or gambling houses, it
all be lawful for the City Marshal, or
any Chief of Polio, TO summon TO his aid
Suitable and necessary assistance, and to
seize all keno tables, keno boxes. faro
gaming or gambling apparatus of any
kind whatever, and secure the same SO
that they cannot be used for gaming or
gambling purposes, and IL resisted in the
discharge of his duty, under this Section
such officer or officers may destroy ali such
i'm plem entSs apparatus tttlE sHit sgd
SEC. g. 1t shall he unlawful for any police
officer to be found IN amy gaming or gamb-
ling house OF house o. th-famr, Or hcdSe
of designation. prostitution, on wnOredoul,
except in discharge OF his duty as such
police Ouicer for the purpose OF making
arrests or que ling riots or disturbances OF
ordinances; and any person o. persons
violating any of the provisions OF FhiS
Section shall, on cOnytctlon, forfeit aEAd
pay any suin not less than Ten Dollars,
nor more than one Hundred Dollars.
4r ha5e W. BAKER, Mayor
Attest: a. NJ. McGRIFF, Clerk fn
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