The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-13
AN ORDINANCE
Concerning Minors and othsrs.

The Board Of Trustees Of the City Of
Cheyenns d0 hereby ordain:
SEC. THAT hereafter any minors,
who shall be found gathered together,
either IN the day or night time, in
crowds Of three or more, upon any high
way, street, alley or thoroughfare, o. in
any public place, in the City of Chey-
enne, making any improper noise or
disturbance, or making use of loud and
boisterous language, to the annoyance
or disturbance of citizens or travellers,
or making any improper or derogatory
remarks towards, or of any person or
persons passing, shall be subject to
commitment for examination, and may
be severally fined in any sum not less
than five nor more than ten dollars, for
the first offense, and in any sum not
less than ten nor more than twenty
dollars for the second offense.
SEC. 2.-That any minor under the
age of sixteen years, who shall be found
in any highway, street, alley, thorough
fare, saloon, bar-room, billiard hall,
bowling alley, theatre, show or any
other public place within the limits of
said city, between the hours of nine
O'Clock in the evening and five O'Clock
in the morning, unless able to give a
lawful excus therefor, or who shall
frequent or be found in any saloon,
billiard hall, bowling alley or other place
of amusement, participating in any
game whatsoever, either in the day or
night time, shall be arrested and tried
before any police justice in the said
city, aud upon conviction shall be fined
in any sum not less than five nor more
than ten dollars for the first offense
and in any sum not less than ten nor
more than twenty dollars for the second
~offense.
SEC. 3.-That if any saloon, bar
room, billiard or bowling alley keeper,
or the proprietor or manager of any
theatre, show or other place of public
amusement where liquors are sold,
within the limits of said city, shall
permit any minor under the age of six
teen years, to frequent, OIL to be in or
about, or to engage in any game what
soever, in his place of business, shall be
subject to a fine of not less than five nor
more than ten dollars for the first Of
Tense, and for the second offense shall
forfeit his license, and such license shall
not be renewed for three months there.
after.
SEC. 4.-That if any saloon or bar
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NIT to be sold in his place of business, to
any minor under the age of sixteen
years, any intoxicating liquors, he shall
be punished by a fine not less than five
nor more than ten dollars for each Of
tense.
SEC. 5.-The City Marshal and police
men of the city shall arrest with or
without warrant, all persons found
violating this ordinance, and imprison
the offender for trial, as in cases of
other violations of the ordinances of the
said city.
SEC. 6.-Upon examination and con-
viction, the police magistrate before
which such conviction is had may, in
addition to the fine, imprison the person
or persons SO fined, for any term not
exceeding two months, and any person
upon whom any fine or penalty is i'm
posed shall stand committed until the
payment of the same and all costs, and
in default thereof may be imprisoned in
the city Jail, or it may be lawful for the
police magistrate before whom such
conviction is had, to require such per-
son or persons to labor on the streets or
other public works within the city
limits of said city, under the care of
the City Marshal and policemen for Il
period to be designated by said court OF
magistrate.
SEC. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force after one weeks
publication in the corporation news
paper.
Passed and approved February 9th,
A. D. 1877.
D. FISK,
President of the Board of Trustees of
the City of Cheyenne, and ex-officio
Mayor.
Attest: sand l7 ~.-
GEO. B. STIMPsoN,
City Clerk.
BY THos. NJ. FISHER, .
Deputy. f11-1w