The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-22
AN ORDINANCE
Regulating DiS0rdCHy Houses and
HmiShiAg Prostitutes.

Be It ordained by tho city Council OF the
Clty of Dallasi
roCtlon /. A disoTdorly house r. one that
Is kept Tor the purpose of prostitution or as
cOInmoA resort for prostitutes ana Va
grants.
Sec Any room or part ola building mp.
propriNted Tor either OF The purposes above
mentioned, II n disordetly house, within
the meaning OF this chapter
Soc. 5, Any person who shall keep dis
orderly house, rs dehn cd above, within the
limits OF this city, shall, upon conviction,
be fined not leSs THAI i've nor more than
one hundred dollars,
Sec. L. Evidence of the general reputation
OF p rSons charged with Keeping n disorder
~ house may be received IN proof OF the Of
fonbe charged,
Sec. D, Any person who shall, In tots city,
keep, maintain, supCrntena or manage u
bawuy-hOuSe, house OF ill-iame, house of
bad Iepute, housc ~ prostitution or assig-
nation, or disurderlS house, or who shHll
hnrbOr, secreto or permit any girl under the
nge OF q ghteen years to roman IN, visit or
irequGut such hiwdy- blouse, house of ILL.,
fame, house OF bad leputc, prostitution or
RsslgnHtion, shall be deemed guilty ola
nisdemtHnCr, ana upon conviction thereof,
be fined not less than twenty-five nor Inole
thnn one huuirod dollars.
Sec. q. Any one who shall frequent u
house Of ill-.ume, bHwdy-house, or house OF
bad repute, prostitution or OsslgnatiOn, or
disorderly house, or shall re found an
inmNlG OF Nucn mousse OF nOusef, SHhll De
deemed guilty ofN misdomeauor, and upon
conviction thereof, be fined not less than
Ave nor more than one hundred dollars.
Sect. ANY person or persons who shall
rent Oh lease any house, tenement or prem-
Uses 10 be used rs disOrdery house, b0wdy-
house, assIgnation house or house ui ILL.,
fame W thin the limits of this city, shall,
on conviction, be hned in asum not yXceed-
ing one hundred dollars, and ia addition
thereto, may be Imprisoned for any time
not exceeding fifteen days.
Sec Any person who shall permit any
house, rooms or tencmonlS In his or her Dos
session, or under HIS or her charge and con-
troll to be used Tor the purpose of prostitu-
ton or house of bad repute, after ten days
notice rom the City Marshal of such use
of such house, rooms or tenements, snail he
| fined IN ~ sum not less than ten dollars nor
moye than one hundred dollars.
Sec q. Any cOurtesan, prostitute, b2wd
| or lewd woman or any female inmate of n
| bawdy.hon Sc, or house of prostitution or OF
| aSSignatioD, brOthei or house OF bad lepute,
| who shall he found wandering about the
streets in the night time, or trequeuting beer
houses and places of public resort shall be
deemed guilty of u misdemeanOr, and upon
convic ion thereof, shall be fined not less
than 1--WE nor more than twenty-five dollars.
Sec. TO- Amy male person who shall in-
habit, cat or sleep Ia any house of pr0Stitu-
ton, ba wdy -hOuse, house Of bad repute or
house of assignatiOn, or who shall be In any
way connected with the keeping, manage
ment or control of any such house, or of the
hawds or prostitutes who live therein or
frequent such houses, shall be deemed guilty
OF misdemeanOr, and upon conviction
thereof, be fined not less than twenty-five
dollars
Sec. II. ANY male person over fourteen
years of age, who snail be seen walking or
riding IN the day time, within the linus OF
the city of Dallas, with any woman known
or generally reputed to DO n prostitute or
lewd woman, shall, upon conviction there
Of be fined In any sum not less than five
nor more than tirty dollars. Pr ridcd, this
section shall not apply to public carriers
while engaged in their regular duties.
Sec IL. Any prostitute, bawd, cOurtesan
or lewd woman, who shall ply, or seek to
ply her avoca,iOn by word, sign or action
ON the streets, alleys or in any public place,
or ut the door or window OF any house or
ROOM shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
moanOr, ana upon conviction Thereon, DO
fined not less than tlVe nor more IMAM iwen-
ty five dollars.
Sec. 10. IL shall be the duty of the City
Marsha whenever they become aware OF
the use OF any house, rooms or tenementS
for any of the purposes mentioned In the
preceding sections TO give written notice
of such fact 10 the owner, or agent OF the
owner, of such house, rooms or tenemeuts
sec. II, That this ordinance go into effect
from and after January |, 1873.
Approved November 20, 1871.
Attest W. l.. ga BELL,
j. b. HEREFORD, Mayor.
Spcretay, lot.