Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-06-15
BY AUTHORITY.
Ordinances of the City of Dallas.


CRIMES AND MIsDEMEANoRs.
An ordinance TO preserve peace and good or
der, 10 prcveRt rice and immortality, 10 de-
fine certain crimes anil misicmednOrS, and
prescribe the punishment therefor.
l. Ordained jane q, 1921
DIsoRpELY CoNDuCT.
SECTION /. Be il ordained by tie city
Council, Of fiheCity ofDailas;Thal if any per-
son shall disturb the peace and good order
Of said city, or of any Of the inhabitants
thereof, by making any loud, unusual, or
unnecessary noise, or by crying fire with
out good cause, Or shall commit any riot
GUS or disorderly conduct, or behavior, or
shall wrangle, quarrel, fight or challenge,
or attempt to provoke others to wrangle,
quarrel or fight, or shall use any abusive,
indecent or threatening Language, ,menaces,
or threats of violence, within the limits of
said city, such person so offending shall be
deemed guilty of disorderly conduct, and
upon conviction thereof before the Mayor,
shall DO fined in any sum not less than one,
nor more than fifty dollars.
DIsoRDERLY HOUSES.
SEC. .. If any person occupying, or
having control or management in any
house, or in any part Of any house within
the limits Of this city, shall hold, permit,
or allow any carnivals or dances, for idle
and dissolutc company; or shall mako,
cause to be made, permit or allow, within
or about his or her premises, any noise,
disorder, tumult or disturbance, calculated
to disturb the peace and good order Of this
city, or to annoy any person residing in
the immediate neighborhood thereof any
such person so offending shall on convic
ton thereof before the Mayor be fined in
any sum not less than one, nor more than
fifty dollars.
DIsoRDERLY SALOONS.
SEC. 3. If any person shall permit, or
allow any noise, or disorderly conduct in
or about his or her grocery, or other place
or establishment existing within the limits
of this city, and wherein distilled, fermen-
ted, or any intoxicating liquors are sold,
or kept for sale, or for being given away, |
or shall permit or allow any person to be-
com, intoxicated therein, every ouch per-
son so offending, shall, on conviction be-
fore the Mayor lie fined in any sum not
less than one, nor more than one hundred
dollars.
ISToXICATIoN.
SEC. 4. If any PERSON, shall within the
limits Of this city, appear upon the streets,
or in any other public place, or in any
place of public resort or amusement in
state of intoxication, every such person so
offending shall, on conviction, before the
Mayor, be fined in any sum not less than
one nor more than twenty-five dollars.
OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS.
SIC. 5. lfany person or persons shall
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print, publish, engrave or cause the same
to be done, any indecent, immodest or
lascivious book, pamphlet,paper or picture,
containing any matter or representation
which shall have tendency to create Il
breach of the peace, or disturb the good
order of This city, every person so Offend
ing shall on conviction before the Mayor,
be fined in any sum not less than five nor
more than fifty dollars.
PUBLIC INDEcENcY.
SEC 6. If my person shall within the
limits of this city, publicly expose
the private parts of his or her
person, or perpetratc any indecent,
immodest, lewd or other filthy act in the
presence of any other person, or in such
situation that persons passing or repass-
ing might ordinarily see the same, or shall
utter or speak any bawdy, or lewd or OBJ
scene word, or discourse, within the hear
ing Of any other person, or shall exhibit
any obscene print painting or engraving,
or representation of any kind whatever,
every person so offending shall on convic-
ton before the Mayor, be fined in any sum
not less than five, nor more than fifty
dollars.
EXHIBITING STALLION ETC.
SEC. 7. If any person shall within the
limits of this city, publicly exhibit any
Stallion, Jack, or Bull, or cause the same
to be done, except in passing along the
streets in an orderly manner, or shall per-
nit, cause or suffer any such animal pub
licly to cover any Mare, Jennet, or Cow,
therein, or who shall in any way disturb
the peace and quiet Of citizens living up
on the same lot or upon adjoining lots, by
keeping said stallion jack or bull for said
purposes, or who shall hitch or stop any
stallion or jack upon any street. alley or
open lot, within the limits of this city
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.
PROSTITUTES.
SEC. 8. If any prostitute shall be found
running about any Of the streets, lanes,
alleys, commons, or lots, within the limits
Of this city, or in any act of prostitution,
within said limits, every such prostitute
so offending, shall ON conviction before the
Mayor, be ii ned in any sum not less than
five nor more than fifty dollars or be i'm
prisoncd in the city prison or county Jail,
not exceeding fifteen days.
RESIDING In BRoTuEL ETC,
SEC. 0. If any female person shall re-
side in any brothel, or house of ill-fame,
within the limits of this city, or shall re-
sort thereto for the purpose Of prostitu-
tion, or shall prostitute herself, or use any
inducemept and iascivious language, jes-
ture or behaviour, to intice persons there
in for any Of the aforesaid purposes, every
such female person, SO offending, shall on
conviction before the Mayor, be fined in
any sum not less than five, nor more than
fifty dollars or may in the discretion of
the Mayor, be imprisoned not more than
fifteen days.
AssocIATIxG WITH PROSTITUTES.
SEC. 10. If any male person over the
age of ten years, shall be found, within
the limits Of this city, associating with any
prostitute, in any public place, street,
alley, lane, common, market-house, barn
or stable, or who shall be found 10 any
house of i'll fame, not being an owner or
occupant thereof, and all persons found
therein, not being occupants thereof shall
be deemed TO have been there for purposes
of prostitution and whoredom, unless they
prove they were there for lawful pur-
pose, ceveiy such person so offending shall
on conviction before the Mayor, be fined
in any sum not less than five, nor more
than fifty dollars.
UxLAwIUL ASSEMBLY.
SEC. IL. IL two or more male persons
shall be found together with any prosti-
tute, or IL three or more lewd, drunken or
discrderly persons be found together,
within the limits Of this City, they shall in
either case, be deemed an unlawful assem-
bly, and such persons so offending shall,
on convist;On before the Mayor, each be
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