The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-09-10

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persons therein for any of the
aforesaid purposes. every such fe-
male person to offending shall
on conviction before the Mayor,
be fined in any sum not less than
five nor more than fifty dollars,
and may. in the discretion of the
Mayor, be imprisoned not more
than thirty days.
SEC. II. If any male person ov-
er the age of Ia years shall be
found within the limits of this city,
associating with any prostitute in
any public place, street, alley, lane
common, market house, barn or
| stable. or who shall be found i'll
| any house of illfame, not being the
owner or occupant thereof, and all
persons found therein, not being
occupants thereof, shall be deem
ed to have been there for the pur-
poses of prostitution and whore
dom, unless they prove that they
were there for a lawful purpose,
shall on conviction before the May
or, be fined in any sum not less
than five nor more than fifty dol
lars.
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persons shall be found together
with any prostitute, or if three or
four lewd, drunken or disorderly
persons be found together within
two miles thereof, they shall in
either case be deemed an unlaw ful
assembly, and such persons so
offending shall, on conviction be-
fore the Mayer, each be fined in
an amount not less than three nor
more than fifty dollars.
SEC. Ii. If any male person of
the age of fourteen years OR up
wards shall reside N any brothed
or house of ill fame within the
limits of this city, or within two
miles thereof, or shall resort there
to in the character of musician,
| boarder, lodger, servant or other
wise, or for the purpose of assist
| ing, abetting or encouraging the
owner OF keeper of any such house,
or the females who reside therein,
or resort thereto for the gratifica-
ton or the prosecution of their
lewd and lasciviaus practices, every
such person so offending shall, on
conviction before the Mayor, be
fined in any sum not less than five
nor more than fifty dollars.
SEC. Is. If any person shall
keep any brothel or house of ill
fame within the limits of this city
| or within two miles thereof, by
keeping there any person or per-
sons for the purposes Of prostitu-
: ton, or shall suffer any such rer-
I sons to resort thereto for that pur-
pose, every person so offending,
shall upon conviction before the
Mayor be fined in any sum not less
than five, nor more than one hun
| dred dollars, and may, in the dis
| cretion of the Mayor, be imprison-
ed not more than thirty days.
SEC. Is. If any person or per-
sons shall harbor or keep about his
or her house, within the limits of
this city, or within two miles there
of, any Iewd and dissolute women
or common strumpct, and permit
her to follow a lewd course of life,
every person so attending shall, on
| conviction before the Mayor, be
fined in any sum not less than five
nor more than fifty dollars.
+, Sec. l6. Any person being the
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agent for renting any building or
reaf estate in said city, or within
two miles thereof, and knowingly
renting the same to be used as
house of i'll fame or prostitution,
| shall be fined in any sum not less
than twenty-five nor more than
! fifty dollars. Proof that such occu-
pant, or agent was apprlsed be-
fore renting of the previous ill re-
pute of the lessee Or lessees, or was
apprised they had previously kept
or occupied house of ILL fame,
shall he priDaa facia evidence of
knowledge and unlawful intention.
| If such owner, occupant or agent
upon written notification by two,
! responsible citizens or officers of
said city sha | fail, neglect or refuse
to take legal steps within three
days after such notification to eject
any person orpersons who shall use
or permit such premises to be used
for purposes of prostitution, or as
a house of ill fame, he or they
snail, upon conviction be fined in
any sum not exceeding fifty dollars.
SEC. Is. II shall be unlaw
for any owner or occupant of or
agent for renting any building or
real estate in said city, or within
two miles thereof, to knowingly
suffer the same to be used or Occu-
pied for the purpose of gaming for
money, its representative or equiv
alent. Any person violating the
provisions hereof, shall be fined in
any sum not exceeding fifty dol
lars.
SEC. 19. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person within said city, or
within one mile thereof, by the
practice of any trick, game or de-
vice whatever, or by means of any
false or fraudulent token, repre-
| sentation, writing, or any false pre-
tence, to defraud of, or obtain from
or attempt to defraud or obtain
from another, any money or thing
of value land any person upon con-
viction thereof, shall be fined in any
sum not less than ten, nor more
than one hundred dollars, to which
may be added Imprisonment, not
exceeding thirty days
SEC. 20. 1t shall be unla w fn4 for
any person within said city, or
within one mile thereof, to keep or
| maintain an establishment for the
purpose of gaming or wagering on
any game of chance, money, or its
representative or its equivalent, or
for any person to visit any such es-
Enlistment for the purpose of gam
ing. All persons found therein
shall be deemed to have visited the
same for the purpose of gaming,
unless they prove they were there
for lawful purpose. Amy person
violating the provisions hereofshall
be fined in any sum not exceeding
fifty dollars, to which may be add
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