The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-23
AN ORDINANCE
by'aWg 0m Fnishmg oBmcH
against IULiic R,ral5 and Dtcmcg.
~ u orlalued w nv NY comcu vi III,

q. u ordaiued rs the cry Council of "a,
tliy OF Dallas
teruun l. Any person who shall M tbi
city po found Ia u state Of iutuAlcHtlun iu
any street., highway, thoToughmro or Other
Fl, pubic place, shall hu Deemed guilty ui Il
q, mlNiumoduur nj upon conviction IN runl
lu lue Notuldvl's on Malu court, bo nutu
. not moro Than twenty dollars,
u SEQ 2, Any person who shall In this city
appear IN any bubble place IN hHiate ut mud
IVY, or IN "a dress not belonging 10 his ~ nor
tAi or In an Indecent ar lvwd dl,ss or shan
mako an Indecent exposure of hIs OF her per-
son or Ne guilty ul AZ Indecent or lrWd Hcl
10 OF behavior, on shall exhibit sell or uner TO
stlli any Indecent 0r lowd book, picture, on
/, pther lhing, or shall exhibit or perform, or
Z permit a. be- cXhibiled or performed upon
. premises under his on her management or
oonuul, any immoral ur lewd play ar other
representation, shall be- deemed Euity OF a
mltdomCuneG aud upon conviction thereof
I be uu'l not less thnu ave nor more Than
one hundred dollars,
see. 3, ANY person within the corporate
llmlls who thHll bathe, wash, or swim IN
inc Trinity liYet, or IN any olher water
course, pund OF pool ~ TINS CITY, between
one hour before sunrise ana one hour after
sunset, eluB naked or inSuticlcutly clothed,
thufrhy causing improper exposure Of MS
person, shail be- deemed gully OF II misdo-
ntanor, und upon conviction thereof, be
hnrd not TESS than two nor mote Than ono
hundred dollars,
Gee, 1, Any pe,sOn who shall sick, paint,
| brand OF stamp, or put upon any h use,
fence, wall pavement or o,hor public place
| In TINS CITY, amy Wrlttuu, printed on other
advertisements hill, notice, align or poster
without having INST obtained the permis.
sion 81 the owner OF such house, fence, wall,
| pavement or other pubic place. small be
! ucymed guilty. OF nlsd mU"nur, ANA upon
conviction thereof b. lined no les, than Two
nor marc han Ten uu.lMS tor each ANA
every Oilense,
Sec, .. ANY person who Shah be guilty Of
| dthclug any uululng OF buildings, lvnCe,
! Slgn, uut.b"&, ibmp-poSt or other property,
| IN me Guy OF Dallas, bt,OuglnE u the corpo-
| ration or property huiucr OF SHld Guy, Oy
| cutting, breaking, dhuplnB MIih paint or
| oth lsuO,lunues, Ll,SniuEU horses or other
| animals or IN any utner way or manner de |
! Hclug,teHrlug Wa OF /, Jurlug the same, |
| snail be deemed guilty a. a mlSdemebnOr, |
and upon conviction thereof, be hned uot |
! iesh IMAM Two nor more thNa ten dollars.
see, d. If person shall play al amy |
| game carts NJ any nuuee iur retailing |
| spurious Iquors, stOre'housv, tavern, INN or
| olh'r pubic place, or IN amy clubhouse or
any olhel place Wllnih We MINUS OF thiS
| city, where people ruso {. Nuch person shall |
! DO uurd not less than iNu nor more than |
| twenty five dollars.
| sec. I, All houses commonly known AZ
public ana all gaming houses, are lnclu led |
wlthln the meaning of the preceding section |
| amy room attached TO any public house, ana |
| commonly USED Tor gaming, lsNlsO lucluutd, |
whether The same ue kept closed or open. |
| n private room Oh an Inn OF lNNtIh II uol J
| withlu the meaning OF a public ElHce, un' |
| less such room Is Cumhonly used for gam
| ing,
secs. Upon the trial of any person ec-
cused OF offending against the provisions OF
the Two pre- ,edlhg sections, II shdll not %
necessary to prove tnAt any money or ar
Iicie OF value, o. the representative I either
was bet AZ sucn gamoi The oilause Is CuM-
pete without suCn proof
Sec,9 Ilauy pelS, II snail keep or exhibit
lOr he purpose of gaming. any gaming thuit
Ot bank OF any name o. description what
ever, or any tHb.e or bank used for gaming,
which has no name or shal be IN amy man
ner Interested in Keeping or eXhlbluL such
table or bank at any place whatever within
the limits Of THIS city such person shall he
fined not less than ave nor more than MY |
dOilars.
Sec. 10. 1t being intended by the foregoing
section TO incluue eVely species OF gamll 4
uGVice knOwn by tbs name of table or bank
OF every Kind ShateVer, this provision shalt
Include any ANA ali games, which IN com
mon language are SAID to he dedt, sept or ct-
htJHed,
sec. Ii. Lest any misapprehenSlon should
arise as 10 whether certain games are Ia
CluuUd within the meaning OF the foregoing |
sections, II Is declared lndt the foregoing |
games are within the meaning ANA lnten.
lion OF said sections, namely "Vingtetun,'
Rouge eJ NOir," houiettey " Faro" |
Monte" a BC,""ChucS-n--u luck, ""keno,'
Poo" ana "R0ndo," but the enumeration |
OF these games specially shall not exclude |
my other properly witnin the mejnlnE OF |
the Two prtcellug sections. Amy game |
played for money upon blizzard Table on
liable resembling "a billiard table, other Jhan |
the game Of billiards licensed by law, Is pun |
lshHOl nnuUr said sections.
Sec. u. In the proceedings before the Re |
COruers or Mayors court on the trial Of Of |
lenses under the preceding sections, II Is sui |
ficlent to prove that the games We're play ed, I
dealt or exhibited, without proving that |
money or o,her articles Of value were won or !
lost thereon.
Sec. ID The words "played" and dealt"
have the meaning attached TO them in or
binary Language.
Sec. H. ii any person shall bet at any
gaming table or Oank, such as are described
in the preceding sections, such persons SHAH
be fined not less than two nor more than
twenty dollars.
Sec. To- II any person shall peru IL any
game prohibited by the above provisions 10
be play ed in his house or house under his
control, he snail be fined not less than three
nor more LAan nlteen dollars.
Sec. 10. Ifany person snail rent to another
aIuOIn or house for the purposeo OF being used
as Il place for playing, dealing or exhibiting
ANY OF the tmes above prohibited, sucu
ne, son shall be- nncd not less than iNe nor |
more than one hundred dollars. IL shall be
presumed room on house was let Tor the
purpose Of Uoing as Il for gaining whenever
The lessor knew that TO be the object Tor
which IL was rented,
Sec. II. In all trials before the K cOrder's |
or MNyOt = court lOl NlOlNtlbh vi lhc pre- |
Ceding sections, the same snail be construed |
ms IKE provisions OF the penal code of the |
state are construed III IN courts vi me state.
Sec. Is. Amy person who shall III tins CITY |
sci up or keep amy gan ing table or gamDilhs |
device, at which any game OF ChulCC small |
be played for money or property, or any |
thing representing money or pr perry, or |
shall at any such liable or device or NJ any |
game of chance, bet, win or lose any money |
or property either in specie OF ny means ul |
ANYTHING rep eSentlns the same, or hhAll |
suser any such table "r device, nj whlch |
any game of chance Is played to he Sc. up |
or ugeQ in any tenement IN his possession OF |
under his control, shall be deemed guilty of |
"A IN iSdemeanOr AID upon conviction thtre- |
OF he nned not less Than 1--WE hor more man |
tifty dollars.
Sec II, IL shall not be lawful for any own |
er, proprietor or agent of any labliNhmt mt |
wllnin this city, by whatever name the |
same be called ur known, wherein Nlhous, |
spirItuous, uialt or other lntoAlcIllng liquors |
are kent fer sale in quantlt es less than !
uuart To keep such establishment open To n |
I,,tcl hour than IL o'clock at night, nor 10
open the same at an carrier hOdf thnn Iour
| o'clock in the mOrnins, ana any person
| of. udlnK against the provisions Of TINS sec
| ton shall b, fined in any sum not less IMAM
! 1--WE nor more than iifty dollars.
Sec. -. Any person who shall be guilty ui
| sticking or puttiug up IN any street. avenue
| or Hey, or on any WALL fence or other ! uu-
| lie place in this city, any indecent or gtOss
| printed or written advertisement, blll or
notice of his professional SKIN or REMEDIES
| for ihe curing OF venereal, or what are uSu-
| allv called secret disease, or cHu'ing toe
| snine to be stuck or put up, upon conviction
| thereof shall be lined not less than i've nor
more than tiity dollars. ,
| Sec "a. No person or persons shall be per.
| nlitted to rive public pail or Keep dance
| house within the limits Of this ciiy, unless
he, she or they shall FIRST obtain ffom the
| Mayor "A remit, and any person or per.ons
| who shall violate this provisions Of this See
ton shall, on conviction, be lined III anN
sum not .ess than two nor more than MY
dollars, prUriitd however, That no permit
| snail he aiVen FIR more than one ball wtok
aud SHAH specify the time aud place OF
holding the same.
Sec. p. Hereafter IL shall not be awful
| FOR any person to wear under his clothes, or
| coucea Ell about his person, any pistol or re-
yoIyer colt billy, slung shot, cross knuckles
or kuuckles OF lead, brass or other metal,
hnwi. knife. TRZOr, dlrk .knlIe. ulTk, uagRef,