White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-09-01
Ordinance No. IS.
VARIANTS
Be Il ordained 6s the Mayor and Cssneil~sa Of
the CITY Of White Cloud:

Be IL ordained 5y the Mayor snd Csuneil.s. Of
the CITY Of White Cloud:
SFcrtoN / All persous .sho. not having
visible means to maintain themselves, are
without employment. idly lettering or raub.
ling about. or stIying in groceries, drinking
saloons, ouses of bad repute or houses Of iii.
fame. gambling houses, rsiIroad denote. Gre
engine i'ru-es or market houses. or Who shall
be found rre-passing in the night time upos
the pri ate premises OF others, or begging, or
placing themselves in the streets. avenues or
other public p aces to beg or receive aims, or
who shall disturb any place where public or
private schools are held, either on The week
day or Sabbath. or place where relisious wor.
ship is he'd. shall be deemed vagrants, aud
upon cOnvicrcn, shall be fined not less than
one dollar nor more than ten dollars
SIC 9. Any prostitute, courtcsau, ba I'd or
lewd woman, OF any female inmate of snv
bawdv house. house of prostitution. house Of
a-signaiion. brothel. or h0use Of bad reputs,
Who shall he found wandering about the streets
in the night time. or frequeting dram shops or
beer houses. or any such lewd woman. having
the reputation Of a prostitute, who shall be
found employed a. Q beer carrier, or waiting,
attending, or carrying beer or any other thing
in beer or drinking saloon, either in the day
or night time. or who may be found employed
in singing or dancing in . iesd or indecent
manner in such house or place, shall be deem
ed vagrant, and upon conviction, shall be
fined not less than one dollar nor more than
ten dollars.
SEC. j. Any procurer, pimp. or other male
person .nhabtihg any house of prostitution. or
WIN habitually associates With the keeper or
inmates thereof, or any person VIC habitually
associates With thieves, burglars. pick pockets,
or pigeon droppers, or persons reput d TO be
such, or who shall habitually lodge in OF fre-
quent houses or places having the reputation
OF being the resort Of thieves or burglars, or
places tor the reception OF stolen goods, and
all persons Who shall have in their possession
any puzzle or other device or article used for
obtaining money under false pretensss, or by
deception or trickery, and all persons in whose
possession shall be found any instrument or
Thing designed or used for the commission Of
burglary, or fcr picking locks or pockets, and
who shall fail tn satisfactorily account for the
possession Of the same, shall! be deemed va.
grants, and on conviction, shall be fined not
less than FIVE dollars nor more than three hun
drrd dollars.
Stc 4. On the trial of any person charged
with being vagrant, it shall be lawful for the
: City to introduce. in support of said charge,
testimony a to the general character and rep
utation Of the defendant, touching any Of the
matters set forth in this Ord nance, and the
defendant may resort to tesiim ny Of like
nature for the purpose Of disproving said
charge.
Approved August e2d. 1870.
JOSHUA TAYLOR. Mayor.
] certify the foregoing % be true copy of
the original ON 6le in nv Office.
J. Urr. City Clerk.