Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-07-28
An Ordinance.

For the suppression of riots, drunkenness,
disorderly conduct DC, in the city of Pres
colt. The Common Council of the city OF
Prescott, DO ordain as follows, to wit;
Sec 1. That it shall be the duty of the
City Marshal and al otker 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 immoderate drinking,
or improper revelling, or obsceBity, or noisy
boisterous, or disorderly conduct, or assault,
or assault and battery, or gaming, or keeping
a 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 other fire works. the same being hereby
declared to be misdemeanor, or any other
crime. offence, or misdemeanor, 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 take
such person or persons forthwith before the
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, provided,
however that nothing herein contained shall
be so construed as to prohibit any person
from being arrested by warrant upon com.
plant being as made the law provides.
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marshal anG peace officers, in summary man
ner to prevent all riots, noises and dfsturban~
ces or disorderly conduct, in said city and, ,
suppress and restrain disorderly houses, or
goceries. or gambling places and houses OF
illfame, and for 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 city OF Prescott and Che 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, ir 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 ordis
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
tice in the manner provided in sections one
and two of this ordinance it shall not be nee
essary, that a verified complaint be made, boa
the officer, or any other person, may make
verbal charge or statement against the per-
son so arrested and the same shall be reduced
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.
SEC. 4. Amy person convicted of any of the
offences mentioned in this ordinance shall
be punished by Imprisonment in the county
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the city for 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
bred dollars, or by both such fine and i'm
prisoament. together with the costs of prose-
cution, and in all eases where judgment for fine
and costs of prosecution is rendered the de-
PENDANT shall be committed until the judg-
ment aud costs are satisfied.
SEC. ). 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 sr 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 euch ether
person as the City COuneil siIaIf designate TO
take charge Of, AID control said person.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publica-
ton. J. NJ. BAILEY, Mayer,
NJ. T. 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
Ia MT. DILL, City Clerk.