The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-28
AN ORDINANCE
Regulating DisordoHy Houses and
PmiShmg Prostitutes.

lio II ordained by the city Council OF the
CITY OF ballast
section l.. a dlsorderly house IL one that
| IN Kept Tor the purpose Of prostitution OF ns
oommon resort Tor prostitutes ana va
| grants.
see. Any room or part ola building ap.
pfupflAttd Tor ollher ol me purposes above
mentioned, IN a disordorly house, within
the meaning OF this chapter.
SEQ y, Any person who shall keep dis
orderly house, ~ DENIED above, witnin the
| limits OF this city, shall, upon conviction,
| be iined not lohs thnu hVo nor more than
one hundred dollars.
see. I. Evidence Of the general reputation
OF persons charged with keeping disorder
~ mouse may DO received In proof OF the of
| tenhe charged.
Sec. 8, Any person who shall, In this city,
keep, maintain, superintend or manage a
bGwuy house, house OF ill.inme, house OF
bad I0pute, house of prostitution or assig-
| nation, or disorderly house, or who shall
harbor seoroto or permit any girl under the
| age OF eighteen years to roman In, Visit or
| frequent such bawdy -house, house OF III
| ilme, house of bad repute, prostitution or
asslgnation, shall be deemed guilty 0fa
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
be finod not less than twenty Ave nor more
| than one hunured dollars.
| See u. Any one who shall frequent n
house OF ill-tame, bawdy-house, or house OF
Dnd repute, prostitution or asslgnHtion, or
disorderly house, OF shall DO found au
| Inmate OF such house or houses, shall DO
deemed guilty of misdeneanor, and upon
conviction thereof be fined not less Than
| Ave nor more than one hundred dollars.
Sec 7. Any person or persons who shall
| rent on lease any house, tenement or prem
| ises 10 be used MS II uis0rderly house, bawdy-
| house, asAlgnatiOn house OF house OF Ill
fame, W thin the limits of this city, shall,
ON conviction, be iinGd In ahum not exceed
| ing one hundred dollNra, and IN addition
thereto, may be imprisoned for any time
not exceeding fifteen days.
| Sees Any person who shall permit any
| hot So, rooms or teneInents IN mis- or her pos
| session, or under his or her charge and con.
| troll, to be used Tor the purpose of proBtitu-
ton or house OF bad repute, after ten days
notice from the City Marshal of such use
OF such house, rooms or tenements, shall be
tiued IN sum not less than ten dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars.
Sec. y. Any COurtesau, prostitute, bawd
or lswd woman or any female inmate OF Il
baw dy .hopse, or house OF prostitution or ol
usBtEnation, DrOthel or house OF bad reDute
| who shall he found wandering about the
| streets in the night time, or irequenllnB beeI
houses and places OF public resort shall DC
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
| conviction thereof, shall be fined not less
| than tVe nor more than twenty-five dollars.
| Sec, 10. Any male person VINO shall la
habit, eat or sleep In any house OF prostltu-
| ton, bawdy-house, house OF bad rupute or
| house OF designation, or who shall be In any
way connected With the keeping, manage
mont or control OF any such house, or of the
bawds or prostitutes who i've therein or
| frequent such houses, shall be deemed guilty
| of II misuemeanOr, aud upon CONVICTION
| thereof, be fined not lesa than twenty -hve
| dollars.
| SEQ. IL. ANY male person over fourteen
years of age, who snail be seen walking or
| riding IN the day time, within the limits of
| the city of Dallas, with any woman known
| or generally reputed To be prostitute or
lewd woman, SHALL apon conviction there
| of, be fined IN any SUN not leSA IMAM nVe
nor more than fifty dollars. IrOpided, this
section shull not apply TO public carriers
while engaged in their regular duties.
| Sec. ~. Any prostitute, bawd, courtesan
| or lewd woman, who shall ply, or seek to
ply her avOcatiOn by word sign or action
| ON the streets, alleys OF in amy public place,
| or ut the door or window OF any house or
room, shall be deemed guilty OF II INSIDE
meunOr, ana upon conviction thereof, be
| fined not less than Ave nor more than twen-
| ty-five dollars.
| Sec. 10. IL shall be the duty OF the City
| Marshal, whenever they become aware OF
| the use of any house, rooms or tenements
| for any of Tie purposes mentioned In the
preceding sections. To give written notice
| owner, of such house, rooms or tenements.
Sec. II. That this ordinance go into effect
| from and after January /, 1873.
| Approved November 20 1917.
| Attest: W. l.. CABElIL,
j. h. HEREFoRD, Mayor.
Secrelay. lot.