The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-30
AN ORDINANCE
DcRnmg and hmishm0 offences
against Public Morals and DooHeH
H. 1. ordained by tho ely Council of III,

H. u ordained by tho city Council of th
CITY Oi Dallas,
section /. Any person who shall In thi
city he iuund Ia q stale oi intoKluatluu IA
any street., highway, thuruugllare OF othe
| public place, NnNll hu deemed guilty OF
| mlauemtAuor Hnd upon conviction thuroo
la the Recorders on Mas Ors court, be nneo
not mpfv than twonS dollars,
Sec, =, Any pelAon who shall IN this City
| appear In any uubhc plhonin aslatu OF mud
ny, Or Ia dress not belonging 10 his OF hel
Eek, Oh In an Indecent or lewd dress, OF shal
maAe IN Indecent uApotufo OF his OF her per
| son, OF he guilty uf M Indecent or lewd AOl
on behavior, on shal, oAhihit, sell or oiier IL
hell, any Indecent uT lowd book, picture, ol
| other ming, or shall exhibit or perform, oI
| permit a. % exhibited or performed upon
| premises under his or her management oI
| control, ANY immoral or lewd play or other
| representation, shall 10 deemed guilty OF a
| mikdemennur, ana upon conviction thereof
| bo llncd not less than ave nor more Than
| one hundred dollae.
see, 3, Any person within the corporate
| limits who shall battle, wash, OF swim IN
| the Trinity riyUf, or In any other water
| course, pond or pool m this city, between
one hour before sunrise ANA ono honr after
sunset, being naked or insuilcloully clothed,
| thereby causing improper exposure Of his
person, shall bu dvelnod guilty Of a misdo-
meanur, aud upon conviction thereof ho
tlned AOt less than Two nor moro Than one
hundred dollars,
hoo. 1. Any person who shall stick, paint,
brand or stamp, or put upon any house,
fence, wall pavement or o,hor public pla q
IN this city, any written, printed or other
ADVERTISEMENT bill, uotioe, algn or poster
without having nibt obtained mo permits.
sion ol the owner OF such mouse, ionce, wall,
pavement or other public place, shall bo
deemed guilty Ola misd meHnoh ANA upon
conviction thereof ha tlnvd no, less Than two
nor moro Than ten dollars FOR eAoh ANA
every Otlonse.
demclng amy building OF buildings, fence,
sigu, trte-bOA, lump'pOSl or other property,
IN the city of DALLAS, belonging 20 me COfpu-
ration or property holder OF SAID CITY, by
cutting, breaking, uaupinB WIN paint or
9th substances, nitohlng OF horses or othoI
animals or IN ANY utner way or manner ut-
Hciug n, tearing Il wa OF Jutlng tno same,
shall De deemed guilty of "a mlsdemeanoG
ana upon ConVicuun Ihtreoli De lhed not
less tnan two nor more Than ton dollars,
see. d, II u y person snail play al any
game OF cards at any house Tor retailing
spurious LIQUORS, storo-houhv, tavern, inu or
othtr public place, or IN any clubhouse or
any Other place within the limits Ol TINS
city, where people rusOlt. such person shall
b5 lined not loss than nNe nor more imam
twenty live dollars.
Sec. Z, All houses commonly known Nv
pubic ana All gaming houses, are included
Wtthln the meaning OF the preceding seollon
commonly used Tor gaming, isHihOmuluded,
whether the same DO Kept closed ur open,
A private room of an inn or tavern Is mol
within the meaning OF pubic place, un'
less such room Is comnlOnly used Ior gam
Ing.
sec. 5. Upon the trlal OF any person nc
CuSod OF Offending against the provisions OF
the Two pro 'cuing sections, II shall not DO
necessary 70 prove that any money or ar
Iiclo OF value, OF the representative f either
llal A
pete without suoh proof,
SEQ, 0 1T any pers, snail keep or exhibit
for he purpose al gaming, any gaming table
OF bank OF any name or description what
ever, or any table or bank used Tor gaming,
which has no name Or snail be in any man
ner interested ia Keeping or eGhlbiUI such
table OF bank at any place whatever within
the limits OF THIS CITY, such person shall be
nned not less than Ave nor more than tlily
dollars,
sec. 10, IL being intended by the foregoing
section TO inCluuo every species OF aHmlLE
GeVlce known by the name OF table OF bank
of every kind NhNtever, this provision shall
luc.uue any ana an gaines, which In COM
mon Language are salu to DO dealt, kept or e.
hibncd
sec. ii, Lest any misrepresentation should
arise as u whether certain games are lh-
cluuod within the meaning OF tho foregoing
sections, IL Is declared That the foregoing
games are within the meaning ana luten.
lion of said sections, namely "Nlngtttun,
Rouge OF kuir,n " hOalette," 4" Faro,
Monte" ""Chuci.a- Luck, ""kenO,
poor and "RonuO,' nut the euumerallon
OF these games specially snail not exclude
| any otner properly witnln tue incoming OF
| the TWO preceuiLg SECTIONS, ANY game
| played for money upon IL billiard Table ol
| table resembling " billiard table, other Jhai
| the game OF billiards licensed by law, Is pun
| ishaDie nndor said sections.
sec. IL. In The proceedings before the Re
| corder's or Mayors court ON the trlal OF Of
| lenses under the preceding sections, IL is sui
| tcient TO prove that The games were play cd
dealt or exhibited, without proving that
money or other articles OF value Were won OF
lost thereon.
SEC. 10. The words played" and dealt
have the meaning atLoCI. cd 10 them in or
binary language.
Sec. H. II any person shall bet at any
gaming table or bank, such M are described
IN the preceding sections, Suoh persons shall
be lined not less than two nor more than
twenty dOllaIB,
sec. 10. II any person she'll peru IL any
game prohibited by the above provisions To
be played in his house or house unuer his
control, lie snail be iineu not less Than three
nor more tuan fifteen dollars.
sec, ~. itauy person shah rent to another
a room or house for the purpose of being used
as n place Tor playing, dealing or exhibiting
any vi The tmeS above prohibited, sucn
person shall be tined not less than i've nor
more than one hundred dollars, ii shall be
presumed a room on mouse was let fOr the
purpose of being used for gaming whenever
the lessor knew That 10 be the Object Tor
which 10 was rented.
sec. II, In all trials before the Recorders
| OF Mayors court Tor violation of the pre-
Ceding sections, the same shall be construed
as nAe provisions of the penal code OF the
state are construed in the courts of the state.
sec. is. Amy person who shall in thus oiiy
| set up or keG any gaming table or gHmD ping
| device, AT wlich any game Of chance bhali
be play cd for money or property, or any
| thing representing money or pr peftyi or
shall at any such table or device or Ht any
game of chance, bet, win or lose any money
ur property either in specie or by means OF
anything rep, Usenting the same, or snail
suRer any such table 'r device, AZ which
| any game uf chance Is played To be set up
or used IN Amy tenement IN his possession or
under his control, shall be deemed guilty Oi
| "A misdemeanOr and upon conviction there
OF be nued not less than Ave LOr more ihan
| tGty dollars,
sec. H. 1t shall not be lawful for any own
| er, proprietor or agent of any establishment
Within thih city, by whatever name the
Same be called or known, wherein vinoub,
| spirituOus, malt or other intoxicating liquors
| are kept for sale IN quantities. less lhan
quart, to keep such establishment open 10 "a
| later hour than IL o'clock at night, nor To
| open the same AT an carrier boar than four
| o'clock In the morning, ana any person
| of nding against the provisions OF this see
| ton shall be fined IN any sum not less IMAM
4 uNU UOl more lllhu my utlthiss
Sec..l iS.ny person who shall be guilty OF
sticking OF putting up IN any street, avenue
| on alley, or on any wall, fence Of other pub
| lie place in tuit city, any lnuecenl or gfuss
| printed or written advertisements biIl or
| notice Of his professional SKIN or remedie'
| lDr the curing Of yenereal, or what arr usu.
| ally called secret disease. OF causing the
| ,aIne to be stuck or put up, upon convection
| thereof shall be fined not less than i've nor
| more tnan filty dollars.
| Sec q. No person OF persons SHAH be- per
| n,itted to riye public Uall or keep dance
| houre within the limits Il tins city unless
he. She or they shall hrst obtain rom the
| Mayor a perH It, and any person or persOns
| ygho shall violate tbs provisions OF this sec
lion shall, on conviction, be lined IN any
| ann not less than two nor more than nifty
dollars Drotiiof, nos ever, that no permit
snail be given flr more than one ball week
and SHAH specify We tire ana place VI
| holding the s1ina.
see, y Hereafter 20 shall not be lawful
FOR any persOD 10 wear under his clothes, OF
roucea ga about bi- person, any pistol or re-.
yolyer, col oily, slung shot, cross knucklcs
or kunekies OF lead, brass or other metal
I al HI al nNF fsar