Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-04
An Ordiiiance.

Al OH0tusAnCes
For the snppr, ssion of riots, drum enness.
dfsorderly conduct &c, in the city oil Pres
colt. The Common Council of the city OF
prescott, 90 ordain $ follows, to wit;
Sac. /. That it shall be the duty of the
City Marshal. aud all other peace officers of
the city OF Prescott, to arrest without pro-
| ces any person or persons, found i'm the streets
/ or public places of said city, In state of in.
| toxication. or guilty Of immOderate drinking.
or improper revealing, or obsceniiy, or noisy
boisterous. or disorderly conduct, or assault.
or assault and battery. or gaming. or keeping.
gaming house, or immoderately riding or
driving in the streets, or riding or driving
any horse. mule, or cattle on The side walks.
or shooting off any fire arms. or fire crackers
| or ether fire works. the same being hereby
declared TO be misdemeanor, or any other
| crime. offence, or misdealeanor, as provided
! by the ordinances OF this city, or the laws OF
| this state, that would tend to impair the good
| order and government of the city, and tako
such person or persons forthwith before ti,s
Police Justice of said city, or keep such per-
son or persons in confinement until such time
as such Justice can reasonably hear and dis
pose of such offender or offenders, prOUideds
howev er that nothing herein contained shall
be so construed as TO prohibit any person
from being arrested by warrant upon com.
plsint being as made the law provides.
Sec.2. And it is further made the duty of said
marshal anc peace officers in summary MAN.
mel, TO prevent all riots, noises and disturban.-
ces or disOrderly conduct, in said city and :,
suppress and restrain disorderly houses, or
goceri6s. or gambling places ard houses OF
illfame, and for that purpose said officers or
any OF them shall have and exercise al! the
power and authority conferred upon them by
section eleven OF chapter four of an 'act to-
revise, consolidate and amend the act to ir.
corporate the cit y of Prescott and The sever
al acts anendatory thereof, and in case anS
person or persons shall neglect or refuse to-
obey any reasonable order, of any such Off
Ger, IT. the execution of his duties, or refuse
to assist any such officer. whenever required
SO to do, they may be arrested and brought
before the Police Justice, in the same man.
ner as is provided in section one of this ordi-
nance. and such neglect or refusal to obey
such reasonable order or refusal to assist
such officer, shall be deemed a lnisdemeanor
and the person or persons guilty thereof shall
be punished as hereinafter provided,
Sec.3. When any person or persons have been
arrested and brought before the Police Jus.
tlce IN the manner provided in sections one
and two OF this ordinance it shall not be nee
essary, that verified complaint be made, but
the officer, or any other person, may make q
verbal charge or statement against the per-
to writing by the Justice in his docket, and
be read to the accused, who shall have an OPP
pOrtunity TO answer thereto either guilty or
not guilty, and the same proceeding shall be-
had in such cases as are now fixed by law
and the practice of courts held by justices OF
the peace so far as the same is applicable.
SEo. 4. Any person convicted of any of the
offences mentioned in this ordnance shall
be punished by Imprisonment in the county
Jail, or such prison as shall be provided by
the city for a term of not less than one day and
not exceeding three months, or by a fine not
less than one dollar, nor more than one hum
dred dollars. or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment. together with the costs of prose-
cutiOn,and in all cases where judgment for fine
and costs of prosecution is rendered the de-
fendant shall be committed until the iudg-
ment and casts are satisfied.
SEC 5. Each and every person commit
ted to the common jail or common prison of
sail city may be compelled to labor on the
public streets. highways. alleys. levy or other
public places in said city during the term for
which he shall be SO committed, or until he
be hence discharged by the payment of the
fine and costs. or the expiration of the term
OF his commitment, and such person while
SO laboring shall be under the charge and
control of the City Marshal, or such other
person as the City Council shall designate to-
take charge Of and control said person.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publica-
tion. j. NJ. BAILEY, Mayor,
NJ. I. DILL. City Clerk.
Notice is hereby given that the foregoing
ordinance was passed by the Common Coun-
Gil of the City of Prescott on the sixteenth
day of July A. ID. $40:
IA. NJ. T. DILL, City Clerk.