The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-14
THE SOCIAL EvIlN BILL


Vtm the s. Louis RepsbiRsnl
The ordinance in relsrence to the regu!a-
tion Of that incurable cancer, the social evil,
Fwl1ch~as posed ~ IL d. cSuacilSn Tues
day evening, Is measure II a very interesting
character. II Is the iirt attempt to introd'ce
intoces q The lHgBAPsira19tes, even in
a modified form, the system adopted IN sew
eral European countries for the control Of
prostitution, or rather its legal tolerance nm
dsr vnh0s SeStrictbaS Sa6ds bow II vtlI
operate in American society il q,les-
ton rs vet entirely undetermined. Tie
principal objection which, has hifh-
zto keeR asresAhf IN preventing any
legislation Of this kind is the fact that il
practicable leeslises immsssEty, and Permiis
an offence characterized as crime to exit
unchecked on the payment Of license.
The answer made to this, however, is that
the evil cannot he suppressed, and therefore
TIE wi44s Uynse IL 10 regulate u within
proper hounds. Profe>>edly, however, this
ordinance IS only an experiment, and the
success Of its operation is entirely problsm-
.1icsl The &aowiae are me principal pro
visions Of the bill, which was introduced
into the council Ly Mr.. Goatschalk, hot
originated from the joint Declarations Of
the board Of health and the police commits
siOnerS:
The bill requires that the hoard Of police
commissioners shall obtain for the board Of
health full information respecting houses Of
ill-fame and their inmates, and continue 10
supply it from time to time. This has to in
cl,idc complete lists Of the parties who reside
m he plsce nA0ed, md sob BscorAs are 10
be open to the inspection Of the two board;
and 10 the members Of the city council. The
board Of health has to divide the city into
districts, for each Of which physician has
to he appointed, whose duty il shall he to
visit each, Of the hoases at leass once a week.
The keeper Of each house will have to pay
the physician one dollar weekly for each in
mate; and, in addition to this, he will collect
such sums as hospital dues as may be fixed
by the two boards. Weekly reports will
have % b made by the physicians. The
board Of health may establish regulations fos
sach establishments, and al It's request the
board Of police commissioners are directed
to suppress any house the Proprietors d
which decline to conform to the
law Z TIE KEEPER 2 Il { ny hnnse
or any inmate disobeying any order shall be
guilty Of mislemeanor and he punished by
fine. The Board Of Health as we'll AZ the
Police commissioners, and the physicians,
shall use all proper means to reclaim any d
the prostitutes and lead them to abe Fnth d
virtue, and The physicians shall, therefore,
make diligent inquiries into the causes lead
ing to prostitution, and shall Immediately
report any suspicious circumstances to the
Board Of Health, and assist any party whes'
DESTROYS Of abandoning her life Of shame in
all proper ways. : The I'LL partially
tolerates prostitution and aims to gov
ern It by permanent regulations and pre-
vent, by constant medical supervision, the
spread Of the diseases incident to persistent
and professional vice. II will put stop to
the present system Of prosecution against
syPrians and one effect, at least will be II
curtail the practice STA certain class Of legsal