The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-20
AN ORDINANCE
HD"ing dnd Ppishhg OD,ucs
dg0Rst Pailic Norals amt DccHcy

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mlHismeauuri tnd upon conviction thtrtuI
la the Recorders Or Mayor court, be- nneu
not more Than twoniy dollars,
SOC, q ANY person who shall ia this city
appear IN any public place la Htlate ut mud.
ny, on Ia dress mol belonging Ia his or her
rex, on IN M Indecent or Iowa dress, OF shall
MAKE M indecent exposure Othis OF htT per,
SON OF pe gnliy OF hu Indecent or iewd rot
or behavior, or shall exhibit sell or uilur TO
sci any indecent OT lewd book, picture, or
other thing, or shall exhibit ur perform, or
permit Ia be exhibited on Performed upon
promises under his or her management or
control, any immoral on loWd play ur other
representation, shall bu deemed guilty OF n
. nllsdemennof, ANA upon conviction thereof
be unod not less lhan ave nor more than
one hundred dollars,
Sec, D. Any person within the corporate
limits who shall battle, wash or swim IN
the Trinity river, or in any other water
course, pond or pool IN this city, between
| one hour before sunrise Rnd one hour Nittr
sunset, icing naked or insulliclontly clothed,
| thereby causing improper exposure OF MS
| person, shall be de9Inod guilty Of u misde-
meanur and upon conviction thereof be
| hned not Tess Than Two nor more than one
| hundred dollars,
bee, I, Any person who shall stick, paint,
! brand or stamp, or put upon any house,
! fence, wall pavement or O,hCr public place
| IN TINS city, amy Wrllt0u, printed or other
advertisement, hil notice, Sign or poster
| without having hlst obtained tho perms.
| sion pt the owner OF sLCh mouse, fence, wall,
! pavement or other punio place, shall be
| deemed guilty of mltd neNnur, ana upon
| conviction thereof ba fined no, less than Two
nor moro lhHn ten dollars fOr each and
| every Oilense,
Sec, o. Any person whoshall be guilty of
| deiacing any building ur buildings, fence, |
| sign, ireo-bJ&, iamp-poSl on other property, |
| IN the city OF Dallas, DuiOuglng 20 tho cOfpO-
| ration or property holder oil said city, by |
| cutting, Ore. King, dUuUlng with paint or |
| olh substances, LiiShlug vi horses or other |
animals or IN any ulutr way or manner de. |
| iaci ug, tearing II ,wn or II Juring the same, |
| shall be deemed guilty of II mlSdemeHnor, |
| and upon conviction thereof, be fined not |
less imam two nor more than ten dollars,
see, t. II II person shall play AT any |
| game ol cards MT any house Tor retailing |
| spurious liquors, store-housc, tavern, inn or
| ULntr public place, or IN any clubhouse OF |
any other place within the limits OF this |
city, whore people resort. such person shall
| DO tned net less than llYe nor more than |
| twenty five dollars.
| Sec. !, All houses commonly known AZ
| public and all gaming houses, are included |
within the meaning of the preceding section |
| any room attached to any public house, aud |
| commonly used for gaming, Is also included, |
whether Inc same be kept CLOSED or open. |
A private room of an inn or tavern is not |
within the meaning of Il public place, UNI |
less such room is commonly used for gam |
ing.
sec. S. Upon the trial of any person ao-
| cuSed of Offending against the provisions OF
the two pre- ,eding sections, II shalt not BE- |
necessary TO prove THAT auy money or ar |
tcle OF value, or the representative # either |
was bet At such game; The oiienSe Is COM
plete without such proof
Secs Itany perS, II snail Keep or exhibit |
for he purpose of gaming. any gaming taole |
o. bank of amy name or description what. |
ever, or any tab.o or bank Used for gaming |
which has no name or Sha. be III amy man |
ner interested ia Keeping or exhibiting suGh |
table or bank at any place whatever within |
hh tFll - a NJ
fined not less than live nor more than hliy |
dollars,
Sec. 10. 1t being intended by the foregoing !
section to iucluue every species of gaming
device known by the name OF table or bank
OF every kind Shatever, This provision shall |
include any and all games, which IN com
mon Language are said 10 be dedt, HGpt or e.
hibted.
Sec. ii. Lest any misapprehension thouiu
arise as TOO whether certain games are lu- |
clu4Cd within the meaning OF the foregoing |
sections, II is declared mat the foregoing |
games are within the meaning and lnten
uon of said sections, namely "Vtngtetun,p |
tluuge ct NUir," Roulette" Faro |
Nome" ABC,""Chuck-u-1 luck, "'lNeno,n |
poo" and "RondU,' but the enumeration |
OF these games specially SNAIL not exclude
any other properly within the moaning al
The TWO pre- cedlug sections. Amy game |
played for money upon billiard table or
liable resembling q billiard table, other than
the game Of billiards lice nsed by law, is pun
ishaUIS nnuer said sections.
Sec. ~. In the proceedings before the he
CordeTS or Mayors court ON the trial of OF
lenses under the preceding sections, II IL SUI
ncIent To prove that the games were played,
dealt OF exhibited, without proving that
money or other articles OF value were won or
lost thereon.
Sec. 10 The words "played" and dealt"
have the meaning attached 10 them III or |
binary Language.
See. H. II any person shall bet at any |
gaming table or bank, such as are described |
IN the preceding sections, such persons shhil |
be fined NOT less IMAM TWO nor more IMAM |
twenty dollars.
SEQ. To- II any person shall perp' 1t any |
lamu prohibited by the above provisions to |
be played in his house or house under hlSl
control, he shall be fined not less than three |
nor more tnau fifteen dollars.
sec Ii, Ifauy person snail rent To another |
a room or house for the purpose of being used |
as u place for playing, dealing or eAhibltlng |
any OF the glmeS aDoVe prohlDHeu' such
peisun shall be fined not less than hve nor |
more than one hundred dollars. 1t shall be |
presumed II room Or house was let for the |
purpose If being uS,d for gaming whenever |
the lessor knew luat 10 DC inc OlJecL IOr
which iC WAS rented.
Sec, II. In all trials before the Recorderb |
or Mayol 3 court for violation OF the pre- |
cedlng sections, the same shall DO construed |
AS Ike provisions of the penal code OF the
state are construed in th1 courts of the state.
Sec Is. Any person who snail In this city
set up or kee pany gGLiu- table or gambling
device, At which any game OF chance Shall
be played for money or property, or any
thing representing money or pr perty, or
shall at any such table Or device or Mt any
game of chance, bet, win or lose any money
or property either in specie or by means ol
anything rep, esentlng the same, or shail
suker any such liable "r device, at which
any game of chance Is played To be set w
or used In amy tenement IN his possession or
under his control, shall be deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor aud upon conviction there"
~ ,a Lass than i've more Than
fifty dollars. "
err proprietor or agent OF any ,taDlishmCnt
wi. min this city, by whatever name the
same he called or known, wherein Vinous, |
spirltuous, malt or other intoxicating liquors
are kept for sale IN quantities less than
uuart, to keep SUCH establishment open TO 81
iateI hour than IL o'clock NJ night, nor 10
Omen the same ut an earlier hour than four
o'clock in the morning, and any person
on nding against the provisions of THIS sec
ton shall h, fined in any sum not less than
five nor more than hity dollars,
Sec. ~. Any person VINO snail be guilty OF
sticking or putting up In any street, avenue
or glley, or Oh any wall fence OF Otner pup
| lie place in thi, city, any indecent or gross
priuted or written advertisement, Dill or
notice of his professional skill or remedies
for the curing OF veneTeal, or what are usu
ally called secret disease5, or causing the
same to he stuck or put up, upon conviction
| thereof shall be fined not less than hve nor
more than fifty dollars.
| Sec n. No person or persons shall be per
nitted 10 give public pail or keep dance
house within the limits OF this city, unless
he she or they shall first obtain rom the
| Mayor permit and any person or pereons
| who shall violate the provisions Of this sec
| tion shall, ON conviction, be lined In anN
/ sum not less than two nor more than MY
| dollars. Drori,ied, however, that no permit
| shall be given for more than one ball week
/ and sban specify the tine aud place of
| holding the same.
see ~ Hereafter 1t shall not be lawful
| for auy person TO wear under his clothes, or
/ cpucea ca about his person, any pistol or re-
/ yolyer. colt, billy, slung shot, cross knuckles
| or knuckles Of lead brass or other metal
| bo,ria knife, razor, dirk knife. dirk, dagger,
or any knife resembling bowie knife, or
| anv other DANGEROUS or deadly weapon, or
| veal on for offence or defence, within the
| city of Dallas, and any person who shall vi
| oiste this ection shall b. fined not less than
| five nor more than one hundred dollars for
| each and every offence.
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