The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-25
AN ORDINANCE
Regulating DisortieHy Houses and
Furnishing Prostitutes.

Be It ordained by tho city Council OF the
Clly of DallaA;
section /, A disordorly house IL one that
In kept Tor tho pnrpose OF prostitution or ~
opmmoa resort Tor prostitutes ana va.
grants.
sec.2 Any room or part ola building ap.
prOprlntud Ter olthcr OF tho purposes above
mentioned, Is disoiderly house, within
the meaning OF this chapter.
Sec, 3, Any person who shall keep dis
orderly hodso, rs denn ed above, within tho
limits OF this city, shall, upon conviction,
he fined not loss than ave nor moro than
one huLdtVd dollars.
Sec, I. Evidence OF the general reputation
OF y rsons charged with Keeping u disorder
~ mouse may De received In proof OF the Of.
ienko charged,
Sec D, Any person who shall, In tais city,
keep, maintain, supeIlntond OF manage a
pawuy.house, house OF ill'lame, house Of
bad ropute, house ot prostitution or nasig.
nation, or disurderly house, or who SHAH
harbor, spCrete or permit any girl under the
age Of ghtoon yonia 10 roman Ia, Visit or
frequent such bawdy-housc, house OF Ill.
ttIne, house OF bnd loputu, prostitution or
asslgnation, shalt DO deemed guilty ofa
misucmoRnor, aud upon convection tnereol,
be huuu not less than twenty-five nor more
titan one hunuTeu dollars.
Sac, IT, Any Que who shall frequent n
house Of ili-iame, bawdy-honse, or house OF
bad reputo, prostitution or assignation, or
dlsorderly house, or shall to found an
inma,e of such house or houses, shall be
deemed guilty ora misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof be fined not less IMAM
i've nor more than one hunured dollars.
Sect. Any person or persons VINO snail
rent OF lease any house, tenement or prem
Uses to be used as II dlsorderly house, Dawuy-
house, aSaignatiou house or houBe OF Ill
fame, W thin the limits OF this city, shall,
on conviction, be hned in asum not xoeed-
ing one hundred dollars, and IN addition
thereto, may Oe imprisoned for any time
not exceeding fifteen days.
Sec. 3 Any person VINO shnll permit any
houge, rooms or tenenents In his or her pos
session, or under his or her charge and con.
troll, 10 be used Tor the purpose OF prostitu-
tinn or house of bad repute, attoi ten days
notice from the city Marshal of such use
of such house, rooms or tenements, shall be
ined in II sum not less Than ten dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars.
Sec. Y, Any courtesan, prostitute, DAWu
| or lewd woman or any female inmate OF u
| bawdy-honse or house OF prostitution or Of
designation, brothel or house OF bud reputo,
who shall be found wandering about the
streets In the night time, or ifequenting beer
houses and places OF public resort, sllAil Dc
deemed guilty OF u mlsdemeanor, ana upon
conyIc ION thereof shall be fined not less
than ave nor more than twenty-five dollars
See. 10. Any male person who shall ih-
habit, eat or sleop ip any house OF prostltu-
ton, bawdy-house, house OF bad repule 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
bawds or prostitutes who live therein or
frequent such houses, shall DO deemed guilty
Of misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, DO fined not less than twenty-five
dollars,
Sec. IL. ANY male person over fourteen
years of agetf~h no snail DO seen walking or
riding IN the day time, within the ltmits OF
the city nj Dallas, with any woman known
or generally reputed 10 be prostitute or
lewd woman, shall, apon conviction there
of, be fined In any sum not less than five
nor more than fifty dollars Propided, this
section shall not apply 10 public carriers
while engaged in their regular duties.
SEQ ~. Any prostitute, bawd, courtesan
or lewd woman, who shall ply, or seek to
ply her ayocation by word, sign or action
on the streets, alleys or in any public place,
or mt the door or window OF any house OF
room, shall be deemed guilty otR INSIDE
neanor, and upon conviction thereof, be
fined not less than five nor more than TWEEN
ty .hye dollars.
Sec. H. II shall be the duty of the City
Marshal, 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 20 the owner, or agent OF the
owner, of such house, rooms or tenements.
sec. II. Ihat this ordinance 90 into effect
from and after January |, 1873.
Approved November -, 1917.
Attest: W. L' CABELLi
j, Il. HEREFORD, Mayor.
Secretay, lot.