Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-07-21
An Ordinance.


For The suppr, ssion of riots. drunkenness,
disorderly conduct &c. in the city Of Pres
colt. The Common Council of the city OF
| Prescott, do ordain ss follows, to wit;
| SIC. 1. That 10 shall be the duty of the
/ City Marshal. and all other peace officers Of
the city of Prescott, to arrest without pro.
ces any person or persons, found in the streets
or public places of said city, in state of in.
| toxication. or guilty of imHoderate drinking
or improper rPvelling, or obscenity, or noisy
boisterous, or disorderly conduct, or assault,
or assault and battery, or gaming. or Keeping
| a gaming house, or imm0deTately 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 misdeneanor, as provided
by the ordinances OF this city, or the laws of
| this state, that would tend TO impair the good
order aud government of the city, and take
| such person or persons forthwith before the
Police Justice of said city. or keep in con.
finement until such time as such Justice can
reasonably learn and dispose of such often.
der or offenders, provided, however that moth.
ing herein contained shall be SO construed az
to prohibit any pelson from being arrested
by warrant upon complaint being made a.
the law provides.
Sec.2. And it is further made the duty of said
marshal anG peace officers, in summary mani
| ner,to prevent all riots, noises and disturban-
ces or disorderly conduct, in said city ard,
suppress and restrain disorderly houses. or
goceriss. or gambling places and houses Of
illfame, and to that purpose said officers Or
any of them shall have and exercise all the
power and authority conferred upon them BY
section eleven OF chapter four Of an "act To-
revise, consolidate and amend the act to in
corporate the cit OF Presc oft and the sever.
al acts amendatOry thereof, and in case any
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 rs 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 misdemeanor
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
tice 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 ls docket, and
be read 10 the accused, who shall have an OPP
pOrtnnity % answer thereto either guilty sr
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 o.
the peace so far as the same is applicable.
SEC. H. Any person convicted of any of the
offences mentioned in this ordinance shall
be punished by imprisonment in the county
Jail. or such prison rs shall be provided by
Il C city for term of not less than zone day and
not exceeding three months. or by 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-
cntion, and in all cases where judgment for fine
and costs of prosecution is rendered the de-
PENDANT shall be committed until The judg-
ment and costs 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 tho
public streets. highways. alleys. levy or other
public places i'm said city during the term tor
which be shall be SO committed, or until he
be hence discharged by the payment OF tho
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
lake charge of, and control said person.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publica-
ton j. NJ BAILEY, Mayor,
NJ. t. DILL. City Clerk.
Notice is hereby given that the foregoing
ordi nance was passed by tie Common Coun-
Gil of the City of Prescott on the sixteenth
il. MT. DILL, City Clerk.