The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-06-09
AN ORDINANCE.

an ordnance protecting Public M0rality,
Deceacy and Order, and prooiding penalties
for ciolation of the same.
Sec. 1 BE it ordained by the Intendapt
and Wardens of the Town of Roau+ort
IN council assembled; That any person or
persons VINO shall keep any brothel or
house of ill-fame within the limits ot tba
Town of Beaufort, by keenino tbero;n
any person or persons for the purpose of
prostltution' or suffer, or permit any such
TO resort thereto for that purnosc mn,
such persons so offending, shall on con
viction thereof, forfeit and nav to so;d
town penalty not exceeding one bnn.
dred dollars with the costs of nrosecn-
tlon, or to be imprisoned not exceo6;no,
thirty days, or both, in the discretion of
the lntendant; and every days contin.
uance of such house of lll-fnme shall be
distinct and separate offence within tho
meaning Of this section. ''' - '"'
Sec. II. Any female person who shall
!esiue In any Drothel or house of ill.fame
vi salu town, or shall resort thereto for
tne purpose OF prostitution, or who shall
Prostltute herself, or use any indecent or
iasciV'ous language, gesture or behaviour
on the public streets TO entice narsons
lor any OF the aforesaid purposes, shall on
conviction thereof forfeit and nav to tI,a
| said town the sum of not less than fye
dollars nor more than fi:ty dollars WITH
cost of prosecution. or be imprisoned for
not more than thirty days. or both in tho
discretion of the Intendant. 80 WIZ
Sec: III. That any male person of the
age OF fourteen years or upwards, who
sna,i reside IN any such brothel or house
or Ill tame IN said town, or who shall
resort thereto, in the character of servant
musician, boarder or lodger, or otherwise
Tor the purpose of aiding, assisting, or
aoettlnS or cncourageing the owner or
keeper OF such house, or the females who
reside thereln or who resort thereto for
the purpose OF whoredom, shall upon
cohVlctioh thereof forfeit and pay any
sum not exceeding twenty dollars and
COSTS or be imprisoned for not more than
twenty days, or both, in the discretinn S Of
the 1ntendant
Sec Nv. That any person or persons
WITHIN SAID Town, who shall for the
purpose OF prostitution, harbor, or keen
ABOUT his, her or their house any lewd dis.
solutc woman, prostitute, or common
s'ruMpet, such person or persons shall,
on on conviction thereof, forfeit and nav to
the IoWn any sum not exceeding twenty
collars and costs, or be imprisoned not
more tnan thirty days, or both, in the
discretion Of the Intendant.
sec. V. ANY person beng the owner
or occupant of, or the agent for the ront-
ing or any building within this town
VINO snail knowingly rent such building
to be used as house of ILL., fame or nros'
tltutlon, or shall permit the same to ho
used rent free, for that purpose shall IN
CONVICTION thereof, oe fined in anv snm
NOT less than twenty dollars and costs or
pe imprisoned not more than thirty davs
or Doth, IN the decretioa of the Intendont:
ana proof that the lessor, owner or arenf
was aPprlsed of the previous bad char.
aeter OF the lessee or lessees shall be suffi-
cient evidence that the lessee, owner nr
asent, was apprlsed of the previous DUR.
pose to which such house or buildino wos
TO oe applied; and any and al. persons
who snail continue to rent or lease anv
iouse OF building for the purposes aforc.
sald after the passage of this Ordinance
snali be subject to the fine and penalty
prescribed in this section.
Sec. VI For the purpose of sunnress-
ing houses of ill-fame and prostitution
the Iown Marshal, police or anv other
person or persons authorized bv tho
ihtcndant or Town Council are heroby
"utnorlZed TO enter, at any time, with or
without process, any house of ili-fame on
prostitution within the toy n limits. and
arrest inc occupants thereof, and all
persons found therein who shall have
Visitcd the place for the purpose of pros.
t'tutlon or whoredon, and every occu.
pant thereof, and all persons found visit.
ing therein shall De fined not more than
nity dollars or be imprisoned not more
tnan thirty days. or both, in the discre-
ton or the intendant, and every person
FOUND In any such house of iII-fame not
Delng an occupant thereof shall be pres.
umed to have visited the same fer the
purpose OF prostitution or whoredom.
sec. VII. For the purpose of carving
out the provisions of this ordinance the
Marshal, or police or other person or per.
sons authorized are hereby cmpowercd
and authorized upon affidavit or com.
Piant OF any citizen, or by resolution of
the Town Council, or upon the warrant
or the lntendant, to break omen th.
doors of any house of ill fame in case
'hey or either of them (having first
announced their official character) shall
be refused admission or prevented from
PeaceaDiy entering such house.
Sec. VIII. This ordinance shall he in
force Immediately on and after Its pas.
sage. p'''
Ratified IN Council this second dav
OF juno, A. d. 1875.
Alfred Williams.