Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-06-15

arms on his or her own premises, or at his
. or her own place of business, nor to pro
hbit shcriirs or other revenue officers, and
other civil officers from keeping and bear.
ing arms while engaged in the discharge
, of their official duties, nor to prohibit
, travellers from keeping or carrying arms
: with their baggage.
SEC. "A. Any person charged under the
, preceding section of this ordinance who
, may offer to prove, by way of defense, that
he was in danger Of an attack on bis per-
son, or unlawful interference with his
property, shall be required to show that
such danger was immediate and pressing,
and was of such nature rs to alarm a
PERSON of ordinary courage and that the
weapon so carried was borne openly and
not concealed beneath the clothing and if
it shall appear that this danger had its
origin in difficulty first commenced by the
accused, it shall not be considered as le-
gal defense.
RESISTING 0rricEIs.
SIC. As. If any person shall resist, or
in any manner interfere with the city
Marshal, or his deputy, or any member of
the police force, in the lawful discharge of
his or their duty, every person so Offend
ing shall, on conviction before the Mayor,
be fined in any sum not less than five nor
more than one hundred dollars.
REFUSING TO ASSIST OFFICER.
Sec as. If any member Of the police
force of this city shall be resisted by any
person in the lawful discharge of his duty,
he shall have the power TO call to his aid,
and command the assistance of any by
stander, or other person in the vicinity,
and it shall be the duty of such by-stand.
CT, or other person to render the aid and
assistance required by such officer and if
any such by-stander or other person shall
refuse, or neglect to render such aid and
assistance, as may be required by such Of
iiccr, every such person 50 offending shall,
on conviction thereof before the Mayor, be
fined in any sum not less than one nor
more than twenty dollars.
| PERsONATING OFFICER.
| SEC. Al. Any person who shall person.
ate, or attempt to personatc the Mayor, or
any police officer, or shall without proper
authority or cause, use any of the badges,
signals, or devices of police officer, or
shall attempt to perform any of the duties
of police officer, without proper author-
", shall, upon conviction before tho
Mayor, he fined in any sum not exceeding
| twenty five dollars.
PROTECTING PRorERTY.
SEC. lS. That if any person or persons
| shall cut, mar, injure, delaco, spoil, break,
carry away or destroy any fence, monu-
mcnt, railing, tombstone, graves'one, house,
| building, church, curbing, corner stones,
trees, shubbery, plants, flowers or other
property or fixtures, the property Of said
city, or of any private individual, or of
any religious or benevolent society, situa-
ted within this city, the public market, or
streets, or upon any church lot or lots,
burying grounds, or cemeteries, within
said City; or shall meet or c0ngregate |
thereon for the purpose of playing ball, or
any other athletic exercise; or shall play |
any other game thereon, or shall there con-
Gregatc for the purpose of idleuess, by |
which the grass, hcrbage, trees, plants,
flowers or shrubbery shall be trodden down, |
broken, spoiled or injured, every
such person or persons, shall, on
conviction thereof before the Mayor, |
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding |
fifty dollars.
LEAVING OrEN GATES.
SIC. AZ. That if any person or persons
shall leave open any gate, door or fasen-
ing Of any Of the above named public
grounds, without Immediately closing the
same shall upon conviction thereof, pay
fine not exceeding twenty dollars.
INJURING Prison.
SEC. 40. Any person who shall aid any
prisoner who is confined in the city |
prison to escape thercfrom, or any
person who shall in any way in
jure said prison, or any part thereof
SHALL upon conviction thereof before the !
Mayor, be fined in any sum not exceeding
fifty dollars
ESTIcING MINORS TO GAMBLE.
SEC. 81. That if any person shall, with.
in this city, by any device or pretence, en-
tice or tempt and prevail upon, or cause
any minor to engage with such person, or
with any other person or persons, i'll any
game whatever for any sum of money, or |
thing of value, or shall make any bet
or wager with such minor, or cause il to
be done, upon the result of any game; eve.
ry such person shall, on conviction there
of be fore the Mayor, be deemed guilty of
n misdemeanor, and shall be fined in any !
sum not more than fifty dollars, to which
may be added Imprisonment not exceed
ing fifteen days.
TEARING DowN ADVERTISEMENT.
SEC. 81. That if any person shall, with
in the limits of this city, intcntially de-
face, oblitcrato, tear down or destroy, in
whole or in part, any copy or trahsc ,ipt of
or extract from any law of the United
States, or of the State of Texas or Of any
city ordinance, or any proclamation, pub.
LEGATION, advertisement or notification
whatsoever set up in any public place,
within this city, for the public informa-
ton of any citizen, by the authority Of
any law or act of this State, or by city
authority, or by any private individual,
such person shall, on conviction thereof
before the Mayor be fined in any sum not
exceeding twenty five dollars.
LoAFISG.
SEC. SO. That if any person or persons
shall be found lettering or loafing on any
street corner, sidewalk, street or alley
crossing, or railroad depot, within this
city, and while there conduct themselves
in q manner calculated TO annoy persons
passing by, or the occupants or residents
of the adjacent buildings, every such per-
son SO offending shall, on conviction there
of before the Mayor, be fined in any sum
not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
ISTERRUPTISG CIVIL ESGISEER.
SEC. 81. If any person shall interrupt or
molest the civil engineer, or his assist
ants, while engaged in official duty, by
riding or driving any horse or animal or
vehicle of any kind against the person or
surveying instruments, or other profession
oil apparatus of said city engineer, or his
assistants or by moving or deranging any
stake or other landmark, fixed or deter
mined by either OF them, or by wilfully
causing or offering them any kind of cor
poreal injury or hinderance, such person
SO offending shall, on. conviction thereof
before the Mayor, be fined in any sum not
less than five and not more than fifty dol
lars.
CHEATING.
SEC. 55. That any person selling or Of
fering to sell any article within this city, |
by any false weight or measure or know
ingly make any false representation as TO
the quantity or quality ofsaid article, with
intent 10 defraud any person who may /
purchase the same, or who shall fraudu-
lently by conceAlment or interpretation
resort TO any other trick or artiice,
to deceive any purchaser, and thereby de-
fraud him or her, either as to the quantity
or ouaiifv of said article shall on couyIe-