The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-27
AN ORDINANCE
Regulating DisordoRy Houses and
Furnishing Prostitutes.

he It ordained by the city Council OF the
Nlty OF ballast
reolion |, A disordorly house N one that
iH kept Tor the purposo of prostitution or AZ
opnmoa resort iOr prostitutes and va
grants,
roc, Any room or part Ola building up.
prupriHled Tor Oithtr ot The purposes above
mentioned, N n uisuIuorly mousse, Within
the meaning OF this chapter
Scc,a Any person VINO shall Keep u dls-
orderly housr, a. doanOd above, within the
limits OF this city, shall, upon conviction,
ne inca not lcAs thuu fVo nor more IMAM
one bundled dollars,
500. 4. evidence of the general reputation
OF u icons charged with Accepting disorder
~ mousse may 90 received IN proof oi the OF
tense charged,
Sec, o, Any person who shall, In tails city,
keep, maintain, hupcTinten1 or manage
Dawuy.house, house OF ill'iamo, house OF
bad I1pule, houbo of prostitution OF assig-
nation, or uisOruorly house, or VINO shall
hutbur, sgcrete or permit any girl under the
age OF ghteon yoaras 10 remain In, Nlslt or
H,que,l such bawdy -houso, house OF NE
tlmu, house OF bad Ieputc, prostitution or
issgnution, shall be deemed guilty ora
misdume0nOr, and upon convection thereof,
be unpu not less tllhn twenty nNo nor more
THAN one hundred dollars.
Soc. q. Amy one who shall FREQUENT
house OF ili-iulne, bawdy-house, or house OF
bad reputo, prostitution or nsslgnalion, or
dsOrderly house, or shall 30 found an
inmale OF such house or houses, snail De
deemed guilty ora miBdemeAnor, aud upon
conviction thereof be hned not less IMAM
Ave nor more thuu one hundred dollars
hoc. Z. Amy person OF persons VINO snail
rent oI lease any house, tenement or prom-
ses 10 be used as n disorderly house, Onwdy-
house, assignntion house or house oi Ill
fame, W thin the limits of this city, shall,
on conviction, DO iined In ahum not exceed
ing ono hundred aollara, ana IN addition
thereto, may be Imprisoned for any time
not exceeding fifteen days.
Sec. \ Any person VINO shall permit any
house, rooms or tenemonts IN his or her pos
session, or under his or her charge and oon-
troll, 10 be used Tor the purpose oi prostitu-
ton or house OF bau repute, bitei Ten Jays
notice from the City Marshal OF such use
of such house, rooms or tenements, snail be
fined IN n sum not less Than ten dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars.
Sec. D.. Amy courtesan, prostitute, Dawd
or lewd woman or any female inmate Oh
bawdy -hOUse, or house OF prostitution or oil
nssip nation, bTothel or house OF bad Iopute,
who shall be- found wandering about the
streets In the night time, or lrequentlnB Deer
houses and places of public resort, snail Dc
deemed guilty of "a mlsdelneanOr, ana upon
conyic ion thereof, shall he lined not less
Than fiye nor more Than twenty -hVe dollars.
sec. TO- Any male person VINO snail Ia
habit, eat or sleep In any house of proStltu-
ton, bawdy- house, house OF bad repuIe or
house of assiguation, OF who shall be IN any
way OOnuthNcu WIN INV ANNpihbt h''i"SN7
ment or control of any such house, or OF the
bawds or prostitutes who live therein or
frequent such houses, shall be deemed guilty
of IA misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, 10 fined not less than twenty 1--we
dollars,
SEQ. IL. Any male person over fourteen
years of age, who snail be seen walking or
riding IN the day time, within the limits of
the city of Dallas, with any woman known
or generally reputed TO be prostitute or
lewd woman, shall, apOn conviction there
of, be fined In any sum not less then nVe
nor more than Nifty dollars. Iroptded, TINS
section shall not apply 10 puDlc carriers
while engaged in their regular duties.
SEQ. IL. Any prostitute, Dawd, cOur'esah
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 ut the door or window of any house or
room, shall be- deemed guilty OF IA INSIDE
meanor, and upon convection Thereon, be
fined not less than i've nor more than twen-
ty five dollars.
Sec 10. 1t shall he 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 To the owner, or agent OF the
owner, of such house, rooms or tenements.
sec. IA. That this ordinance 30 into effect
from and after January |, 1873.
Approved November Do 1877.
Attest: W. L.. "a BELL,
j. B. HEREFoRD, Mayor.
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