The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-28
AN ORDINANCE
bcfning and IhRishmg QDHoes
.lgahst Fbiio Mpris ant Dtcfaey.
he 4 ordained by the olg Council NJ III,

nr q orJaIped by lhe ciy Council NJ IN,
liA ul dallas,
rocilon !, Auy person who shall ia tai,
nlly hu inunh "a q stale nl iulnAluntuu in
any street, highway, tNuWughlAlU or other
public place, shall Boo deemed guilty. OF a
| mladpmrtuuh mi upou conviction ihtraui
lu TIE Recorders ~ haAula rluU, be- nn,i
| NOT more tuHn iWrutY dulNlb,
SEQ 3. Auy person WHO shall Ia this city
. appear IA any Iuhllu plAunin aatRtU nt mud.
ny or M address not nrlunglug tu his uT her
teK, on IN Rn Indecent on luWd dress, ~ shall
mako nn Indecent exposure ui hls al her pOr.
eon, ur be- guilty ol an indoouut on lnwd Wnt
q or behavior, or shall exhibit, sell OT Otler to
. sell any Indecent ~ ltWd book, picture, on
: other ming, ur shall exhibit az paI form, or
permit a. be uNhihled ur performed unon
pfomlses under hiH or huf management or
control, any Immoral or luwd PLAY ~ other
} representation, shall DO deemed guilty ut "A
: misdelupnntr und upon conviction thefNnl
be llnod not l,hs Than nNo nor more Than
500, .. Any person within the corporate
limits who thhll battle, wash, ur swim Ia
the Trinity IlVef, on Ia any other water
course, pond or pool ~ thh city, hptwuuu
one hour huiufu Hunrihv ana one hour alter
sunset, uolng naked or insullclruty clothed,
thereby causing Improper exposure uf his
person, shall bp dcsmeh gully OF "a miHdU-
moannr, and upon conviction thereof bee
nnrd not toss lhHn Two nor more than one
hundred dollars,
see I, Any person who shall stick, paint,
brand or stamp or put upon any house,
fence wall pavement or other public pla o
IN lhlA Guy, amy Mrlllnn, printed or Other
| advertisement, I'LL, notice, sign or poster
without having nlHt obtained tho pOrnis.
sion Of the owner Of such house, fence, wall,
| pavement or other nupllu place snail he
| deemed gully ul a mlsd nuhnur, ana upon
! conviction thereof be ilnOd MOI less than Two
nor moro han ten dollars lor each and
| every uilenHo,
500 o, ANY person who shall be guilty Of
demclng any nuiidlng or buildings, iuncu,
| sign, truo.bOX, lAmp'pusl or other property,
| IN tho city OF Dallas, helouglng q the Curpu. |
| ration or property holder OF said city, by |
| cutting, breaking, dNublng with paint or |
otilt substances, hltthlng uI horses or uthot |
animals or IN any other way or manner dc. |
| Hclug tearing II wa ~ iiJullug the same, |
| snail DO deemed guilty of u mlsdpucHnur, |
aud upon oonyiouon thereof, be- hnod not |
lass imam Two nor more than zen dollars,
see. 0, II u person snail play al any |
| game Ot carts NJ any house Tor retailing |
spurious liquors, stoie.housv, tavern, inu or |
| utntr public place, or IN any clubhouse ot |
any other place withn the limits OF thls
city, where people resort. such person shall |
| he lnud not less thNn nNe nor more imam |
twenty-five dollars.
Sec. I, All houses commonly known ~
| pubic ana all gaming houses, are Included |
| within the meaning OF the preceding section |
| any room attached "a any public house ana |
| commonly used for gaming, lhAlhO Included, |
| whether the Same be kept closed or open.
| A private room Ofan inn or tavern Is not |
| within tho meaning OF u public lace, un' /
less such room Is cOmmoniy used for gam
| Ing,
See. T. Upon the trial OF any person ao.
Cused OF offending against the provisions OF
| the Two pre- 'tdlhg sections, II shNll not DO |
| necessary 10 prove that any money or NJ |
| ticlo OF value, or the representative { either |
| was bet NJ buoh game me ollehse IL COM
| plete without sucn proof
SEQ. D. II any pers, II snail keep or exhibit |
| FOR he purpose ol gaming. any ginning Table |
| o. bank OF any name or description what. |
| ever, or any table or bank used Tor gaming, |
| which has 40 name or sha be IN any man
ner Interested IN Keeping or eNhiOiuLg auch |
| table or bank az any place Whatever within
the limits OF THIS city, such person SHAH be
| tlncd not loss tnnn nNe nor more Than MY
dUllarh.
sec. ~. II being intended by the foregoing
section TO inGluuo every species OF gumll
| OeViUe known by the name OF table or bank
OF every kind ShHtever. this provision snail
lnc.ude any and ali games, Witch in COM
mon Language are said 10 be dedH, Kept or en-
| hibited.
sec ii, Lest any misrepresentation hhould
| arise as to whether coCtHln games are Ia
cluued within the meaning OF the foregoing
| sections, II Is declared tnnt the foregoing
games are within the meaning ANA inten.
lion OF said sections, namely "Elhgtttuh,
| " Rouge ct Nuir," kOulottC,' Faro"
Nome "a BC,""Chuck-a III luck ,""lirno,n
| "POol" and "Rondo,' but the enumeration
| OF these games specially SHAH not exclude
any other property WITHIN the meaning ol
the Two preceding sections. Amy game
played Tor money upon billiard table ol
table resembling II billiard table, other than
the game Of billiards licensed by law, Is pun.
ishNUle nndor said sections,
sec. ". In the proceedings before the lie.
cOrdeT = or Mayors court ON the trial of Of
lenses under the preceding sections, 1t In sui
iicient TO prove that the games were played,
dealt or exhibited, without proving thHt
money or other articles OF value were won or
| lost thereon.
soc 10. The words "payod' and dealt"
| have the meaning attached to them In or
! binary language.
Sec H. II amy person shall bet at any
gaming table or Dank, such rs are described
| IN the preceding sections, suCh persons shall
be fined not tess than two nor more than
| twenty dollars.
| See. 10, II any person shall perp IL amy
| game prohibited by the above PROV lSionS 10
| be played IN his house or house under his
| control, he shall be fined not less than three
nor more tnan iiiteen dollars.
| sec III. lfany person shall rent TO another
| a room or house for tho purpose OF being used
rs n place for playing, dealing or exhibiting
any Of the games above prohibited, such
| pc! son shall be fined not less than llve nor
| more than nehundred dollars. 1t shall be
| presumed u room on house was let for the
| purpose Of being used Tor gam ny whenever
| the lessor knew that TO be the object Tor
! which lt was rented.
Sec H. In all trials before the Recorders
| or Mayors court Tor violation of the pre-
| Ceding sections, the same shall be construed
| as ike provisions of the penal code of the
state are construed III The courts OF The state.
| Sec. 49, Any person who shall in this CITY
set up or Keep any gaming table or gambling
| device, at which any game Of chance bhall
be played for money or property, or any
| thing representing money or pr perry or
| shall at any such table or device or at any
| game of chance, bet, win or lose any money
OF property either in specie or by means OF
anything rep esenting the same, or shall
suRer any such table "r device, at which
any game Of chance is played to be set up
| or used IN any tenement IN his possession or
under his control, shall be deemed guilty ui
| Il miSdemeauOr and upon conviction there
| of be ttned not less than hVe hoT more than
| tlfty dollars.
sec 10. IL shall not be lawful for any own
er, proprietor or agent OF any establishment
| witnin TINS city, by Whatever name the
| same he called or known, wherein vlnOus,
| spirituous, malt or other intoxicating liquors
are Kept for sale IN quantities less thah
quart, to keep such establishment opeu 10 a
| lateI hour than IL o'clock at night nor To
| omen the same ut an earlier hOur than four
o'clock In the morning, and any person
OF nding against the provisions OF this Sec
] ton shall be fined in any sum not less than
/ five nor more than fifty dollars.
Sec. %. Any person who snail be guilty OF
| sticking or putting up in any street, avenue
| or alley, or on any wall, fence or other pub
| lie place IN TINS city, any indecent or BlO5s
| printed or written advertisement, nil or
| notice of his professional skin or remedies
| for the curing OF yenereal, or what are usu-
ally called secret disease, or causing the
sanie to be stuck or put up, upon convection
thereof shall BIZ fined not less than i've nor
more than atty dollars.
| Sec 81 No person or persons shall be per-
mitted to give public pail or Keep dance
house within the limits OF this city, unless
he, she or they shall first obtain from the
| il and person nt4rAOOA
who shall violate the provisions OF this sec
lion shall, on conviction, he fined in any
sum not less than two nor more than nifty
dollars, pr0tiied, however, that no permit
shall he given for more nan one PAL week
and shall specify me dine and place OF
holding the same.
SEQ, ~. Hereafter 1t shall not be lawful
| for any person to wear under his clothes, or
coucea ed about his person, any pistol or re-
voIver. col billy, slung shot, cross knuclSles
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