The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-09-10
City Ordinance.
CRIMES AND MIsDEMEANoRs.

Sn1hE AN OllCs
AN ORDINANCE to preserve peace
and go d order, to prevent vice
and immortality, to define certain
crimes and misdemeanors, and to
prescribe the punishment there
Of Ordained August %, 1S1OO
SECTION l. Be 1t ordained by the
Common Council Of the city Of
Richmond, That if any person shall
disturb the peace and good~order
of said city, or any of the inhabi
tants thereof, by making any loud,
| unusual or unnecessary noise, or by
shall commit any riOtous or disord-
erly conduct or behavior, or shall
wrangle. quarrel, fight or chal-
lenge, OF attempt to provoke others
to wrangle, quarrel or fight, or shall
use any abusive or indecent Ian
| guage. me1aces Or threats OF vio-
lence, within the limits of said city,
j or within one mile thereof, such
person so offending shall be deem
ed guilty of fdisorderly conduct, and
upon conviction before the Mayor,
shall be fined in any sum not ex-
| ceeding twenty-five dollars.
SEC. 2. If any person occupying
| or having control in any house, or
in part of any house within the
limits of this city, or within two
miles thereof, hold, permit, or al
low any carnivals or dances. for idle
| and dissolute company, or shall
make, cause to be made, permit or
| allow, within or about his or her
premises, any noise, disorder, tu-
multi or disturbance, calculated to
disturb the peace and good order
of this city, or to annoy any person
| residing in the immediate neigh
borhood thereof, any such person
so offending shall, on conviction
thereof before the Mayor, be fined
in any sum not less than one nor
more than twenty-five dollars.
SEC. 3. If any person shall per-
nit or allow any noise or disorder
ly conduct in or about his or her
grocery or other establishment ex-
listing within the limits of this city,
wherein distilled, fermented or any
intoxicating liquors are sold or kept
for sale, or for being given away, or
shall permit or allow any person to
become intoxicated therein, every
such person so offending shall, on
conviction before the Mayor, be
fined in any sum not less than five
nor more than one hundred dol
lars.
SEC. 4. If any person shall ap-
pear in any public part of this city,
or in any place of public resort or
amusement therein, or within two
miles thereof, in state of intoxica-
ton, every person so offending shall
upon conviction before the Mayor,
be fined in any sum not less than
one nor more than twenty-five dol
lars.
SEC. D. If any person shall, on
the first day of the week, common
ly called Sunday, within any COM
mon, street, lane or alley within the
limits of this city, pitch quoits or
coins, or shall play at cricket, handy
cat, base or town ball, or any other
public game or amusement, every
person so offending shall on convic-
ton before the Mayor, be fined in
any sum not less than one nor more
than ten dollars.
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shall, within the limits of this city,
or within two miles thereof, make,
paint, print, publish or engrave, or
cause the same to be done, or shall
sell, offer or exhibit for sale or any
other purpose, or shall cause the
same to be done, any indecent, inn
modest or lascivious book, pamph-
let, paper or picture, containing any
matter or representation which
shall have tendency to create a
breach of the peace or disturb the
good order of the city, every person
so offending shall, on conviction
before the Mayor, be fined in any
sum not less than five nor more than
fifty dollars.
SECT Ifany person shall within
the limits of this city. or within two
miles thereof, publicly expose his
or herperson, or perpetrate any in
decent. immodest, lewd or filthy
act, i'll the presence of any other per-
son, in such situation that per-
sons passing or repassins might or
dinarily see the same, or shall utter
or speak any bawdy, lewd or OBJ
scene word or discourse, within
the hearing of any other person, or
shall exhibit any obscene print,
painting or engraving or represen-
tation of any kind whatsoever, ev-
cry person so offending shall, on
conviction before the Mayor, be
fined in any sum not less than five
nor more than fifty dollars.
SEC. 8. If any person shall, with
in the limits of this city, publicly
exhibit any stallion, jack or bull,
or cause the same to be done, ex-
cept III passing along the street in
an orderly manner, or shall permit,
cause or suffer any such animal pub
llcly to cover any mare jennett or
COW therein, every such person SO
offending shall, on conviction be-
fore the Mayor, be fined in any
sum not less than one nor more than
twenty dollars.
Sec. 9. If any person over the
age oftwelve years, and being ma
ked at the time, shall, in the day
time, bathe in Whitewater river at
any point within or adjacent to, op-
posite or near the limits of this city,
subject to the view of any ofthe in
habitants thereof, every person so
offending shall, on conviction be-
fore the Mayor, be fined in any sum
not less than one nor more than five
dollars.
SEC. TO- If any prostitute shall
be found wandering about any of
the streets, lanes, alleys, commons
or lots, within the limits of this city,
or within two miles thereof, or
found in any public act of prostitu-
ton within said limits, every such
prostitute so offending shall, on
conviction before the Mayor, be
fined in any sum not less than five
nor more than fifty dollars, or be
imnrisoned in the city prison or