The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-25
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~ ne Ntvnidela of MAJ ore count, b. nut,
NOT mnfu lhan tWunly dollars,
neo' n ANY person who shall Ia this piil
., appear IN any Public place ia AHtate Of mud
llgi OF IA address not belonging 10 his 0f he
4, GA OF VA AN Indecent on leWu IA, ~, or shal
Y hhhe an lhituonl Aposurv OF hR OF her per
:, son, or bo guilty of un Indecent on lewd ac
3 or behavior, or shall EXHIBIT, sell or Oiiur I,
~ any Indecent uT ltWd book, picture, o
uluvl lhlngi OF shall eXhiblt or perform, al
permit Ia bu exhibited OF performed upon
PROMISES under his or her management ol
Vuhuol, any Immoral or lhwd play ur uihel
representation, shall ho deemed guilty VI d
!, lnlauemennor aud upon conviction Thereof
/, bu hned not less than ave nor more Than
Y one hundred dollars,
! soc b. Any person within the corporal,
/ llillls who shall battle, wash, OF swim "a
me Iflhlly Ilyof, on In any other WAtoi
COURSE pond or pool N this city, between
one hour before sunrise aud one hour liteI
sunset, uelng naked Or lusuniolVuty clothed
lhtlvhy causing lmpnpof exposure uf his
person, shalt be de0lned guilty OF "a miAde-
moanur, ana upon conviction thereof, be
lhed not less Than Two nor moro Than one
hundred dollars,
sec, 1. Any person who shall stick, paint,
brand or stamp, or put upon any house,
fence, wall pavement or other public pla, o
IN THIS city, any written, printed on other
advertisement, bill, notice, sign or poster,
without having INST obtained the permits.
| a
pavement or other public place, shall be-
deemed guilty OF a misd mehnor, and upon
conviction thereof DO fined MOI leHs Than Two
nor moro han ten dollars for each and
every uilense.
SEQ, o, Any person who shall be guilty Of
demcing any building or buildings, fence,
| Sign, true-bOX, lanp'pOSt or other property,
| IN the city OF Dallas, belonging 10 the cOrpu-
| ration or properly holder OF said city, by
! cutting, breaking, uuuhing with puiut or
|
animals or IN any other way or manner dc.
! Nclug,temlng Il .wn or irJuling the same,
snail Du deemed guilty of miSdemeanOr,
| aud upon conviction thereof, be fined not
! lhls Than Two nor more thRu Ten dollars.
sec, IT, IL "a y person shall play al any
! game Ot carts At any house Tor retailing
! spurious liquors, stOre-houSe, tavern, ina or
Othtr public place, or In any clubhouse or
any other place wlluin the limits Of tina
| CITY, where people feso l. such person shall
| be tnvu net less than nNs nor more than
twenty five dollars.
sec. 7, All houses commonly known az
public ana al gaming houses, are included
| Wlthln themoaulng Of the preceding section
any room attached 10 any public house, ana
| commonly useu for gaming, is aiAo IA cluded
whether Inc same be Kept closed or open.
"A private room of an inn or tavern is not
Within the meaning u public tlacp, un.
less such room IA clmn.unIy used for gam
| ing.
secs, Upon the trial OF any person nc.
cused OF Offending against the provisions OF
tine Two pre- 'ediug sections, Il small not DO
| necessary 10 prove that auy money or ar
ticlo OF value, o tho rel. esentUttYe T either
was bet AZ suCn game, the otltnSe Is COM
pieto without suCn p.OOt
sec, . III any pcrs, II su6ll keep or exhibit
Tor ne purpose OF gaming. any gaming table
or uNhA oil amy name or description Wn6t.
ever or any table or bank used ful gaming,
which has NO name or snail Dc in any man.
her Interested IA keeping or exhibiting suoh
liable OF bang az any place whatever Within
the lDl,ts Of this city suCA person Bhull be
lined not lees than nVe nor luOre than fiity
dollar.
soc. TO- 1t being intended by the foregoing
section 10 inclu.U eNely species OF gainlLk
GeVloe hnOwh by the hanv OF table or bank
OF every kind ahatever, this provision shall
include amy and All games, which IN COM
mon language are salt to DO dedH, kept or e.
hbitod.
sec II. Lest any misrepresentation should
arise Gs TO whether certain games are iu-
cinued within the meaning OF tho foregoing
sections, ii Is DECLARED lAat the iort going
games are within the meaning anu lnten-
lion OF said sections, name!y "vingtetun,",'
M MS1sa e. sGU,E aoS.el5s EEsG9,
POO" and "konuo," tut the enumeration
OF these games specially shall not exclude
amy othbr properly WITHIN the meaning OF
The TWO precedlng sections. Amy game
played Tor money upon billiard table OF
| liable resembling billiard table, other Jhan
The game OF billiards licensed by law, rs pun
lshHOle nndor hiid sections.
Sec, u, In the proceedings before the Re-
cordei's or Mayors court on the trial of OF
| lenses under the preceding sections, it Is suf-
Iicient TO prove that the games We're play ed,
dealt VI exhibited, without proving that
money Or Other articles OF value We're won or
lost tneIcOp.
see 70, 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 rs are described
IN the Preceding sections, SuCh persons shall
be fined not less than two nor more than
twenty dollars.
Sec. 10. If any person shall porT IL any
game prohibited by the above provisions To
be played in his house On house under his
control, he suall be fined not less than three
nor more tnan fifteen dollars.
sec, IL. ltauy person shall rent to another
room or house for the purpose OF being used
as II place Tor playin dealing or exhibiting
any OF the lInes above prohibited, such
pc son shall be fined not less than five nor
more than one hundred dollars. 1t shall be
presumed a room or house was let fOT the
purpose VI uelug Is, d Tor gaming whenever
the lessor kaew tuat to be the OF jeCt for
which IL was rented.
sec. II. In all trnls before the Recorders
or Mayor y court tor violation of the pro-
ceding sections, the same snail DO construed
as lihG provisions of the penal code of the
"
Sec IS Amy person VINO shatl inthls cry
Set up or keer any gutnins table or gam bling
device, nv which amy game Of chance shall
be play ed for money or property, or any
thing representing money or pr perty, or
shah AZ amy such table or device or Nt any
game Of chance, bet, win or lose any money
o. property either IN specie or 10y means OF
anything rep. csentng the same, or shall
suber any such table I device, AZ which
auy game Of chance Is played To be ses up
"A A. hI a.
under his cOntrO., shall be deemed guilty. of
misdemeanOr aud upon conviction there
of be nned not lees tlidn FIVE nor more than
nifty dollars.
Sec IL. IL shall not be lawful for any own.
or, proprietor or agent OF any q tabltsh Uut
within tins city, by whatever name the
same be called VI KNOWN wherein vlnOuB,
spirituous, malt or other Intoxicating liquors
are kept for sale in quRntit es less than "A
quart, to Keep such establishment Opeu 20 "a
ittei hour than II o'clock ri night, nor To
open inc same at an carrier hOur than four
o'clock In the mOrnin., and any person
of nding against the provisions of this Sec
ton snail Ur lined IN amy sum not less than
1--WE nor more than nifty dollars.
See. ~. Any person who shall be guilty Of
sticking on putting w IN any street. avenue
or .liey, or ON any wall, fence OF other PUB
nc place IN thi. city, any INDECENT ar Z OSs
pfiuted or written advertisement, bIIl or
notice Of his profess oual skill or remedies
for the curing OF yeneIeal, or what are usu
ally called secret dlsthhe-i OF causing the
sariie to be stuck or put mp, upon convection
thereof shall be tiued not less than five nor
more tnan fifty dollars.
Sec "a. No person OF persons shall be per
mitted to give public Uall or keep dance
house within Tho limits " this city, unless
he, she Or they shall FIRST obtain from the
Mayor Icrn II, and any person or persons
who shan violate the provisions OF this sec
| ton shall, ON conviction, be fined IN any
| sum not less than two nor more than my
| do lars, prOritioi, how ever, that no permit
snsli be given fur more than one ball n week
AMI shan specify the time and place OF
| holding the same.
sec. y. Hereafter ii shall not be lawful
| FOR any person TO wear under his clothes, o.
coucea Ell about his person, any pistol OF re-
| yolyer c0li, billy, sluns shot, cross knuckles
| ur knuekles OF lead, brass or otrer metal,
| bovie knife, razor, dirk knife. dirk, dagger,
or any knife resembling "a OWE knife, or
| snv other dangerous or deadly weapon, OF
| weapol for offence OF defencH, within the
city of Dallas, aud any person who shall vi
| olate this eetiOn shalt b. fined not less than
| i've nor more than one hundred dollars fer
| -.,.tt nd avery offence.