The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-09
AN ORDINANCE
Regulating Disordoriy Houses and
RmiShiHg Prostitutes.

10 Il ordained by the city Council of the
Glly OF Dallas:
section 4. A disorderly house IL one that
IN Kept for tho purpose OF prostitution OF ~
oouumoh resort Tor prostitutes ana va
grants.
soc,2 ANY room or part ofU building ap.
propruted tur either " the purposes Abo 10
mentiOneu, III n uisOIuotly house, within
,ho meaning OF this ohnpior
see, 3, Any person WHO shall Keep "a Us.
orderly hOuse, 49, delinod above, wilhin tue
hmlt OF THIS oily, snail, upon COnVlo, Ion,
De lined not iess thuu nvo nor more than
one huLditd dollars.
SEQ, 4. evidence of the general reputation
OF Persons ohargou with Accepting u disorder
~ mouse may De received In proof OF tho Of
Tense charged,
Seo. D, Any person who shall, In this city
Keep, maintain, suporlntend or manage a
uuwuy-house, house OF lll-inme, house OF
| bad t0puto, house OF prostitution OF ASST 4.
| nHtOu, or uisuruoIly house, or VINO shall
harbor, secreto or permit any girl under the
age vi eighteen years 10 roman In, visit OF
| frequent such Dawdy -houso, house OF M
Iiine, house OF bad repute, prostitution or
assignation, shall DO deemed guilty OF u
mlsdoneanor, anu upon conviction lnorooi,
| 0e hncd not LEAFS Than twenty-five nor inOI .
tuan one huuuTeu dollars,
| Sec. u. Any ono who shall frequent II
house ut ill-iame, bawdy -hOuse, or house Oi
| Oud 10, ute, prostitution or aasIguatluu, or
innAle of such house or houses, shall DO
deemed guilty of II mlsdemeHuor, ana upOu
conviction thereof, DO tined not loss tnan
| i've nor more than one hunurad dollars.
SEQ. 4. Amy person VI persons who shall
| rent oI lease any house, tenement or prom
lses 10 be used as II disorderly house, bawdy-
house, assignation house or house Oh III
| lame, W thin the limits OF this city, SHAH,
| ON conviction, be lined IN asum not txCoeu-
ing ono nunured uollarl, and IN AuuiIiou
flI ,
not exceeding hfteen days.
secs Any person VINO shall permit any
| house, rooms or teneinOnIs III his or her pos
session, or unuer his or hor charge and CON.
| troll, 10 be uheu Tor the PURPOSE of prOstitu-
| tiun or house of bad repulu, after len DAYS
nOIlce rom the CITY Marshal OF such use
| VI such mouse, rooms or tenements, snail pe
hned IN sum not less than ton dollars MOI
| more than one hundred collars.
| see. y. Amy courlehan, prostitute, baWG
or lewd woman or any female inmate OF T.!
| bawdy-honse, or house OF prostitution or %
nssignatiOn, brOthol o. house OF bad repute
| who shall ho found wandering about Tbs
| streets IN the night time, or lIeunenttng heeI
| houses ana piacOs OF pubiic resort, shall Jt
| deemed guilty OF u mlsdemeauOT, and upon
| conviction thereof, shall be- hned not less
| Than five nor more THAN twenty-five dollars.
sec. 10. Any male person who shall La
haDu, eat or sleep Ia any house OF prOstitu-
| ton, ba lighthouse, house OF bad repnle or
| Douse Of Assignallon, of who snail be In any
way Connected with tho Keeping, manage
| ment or control of amy such hOusu, or OF the
DaWds or prostitutes who live therein or
| frequent such houses, shall be deemed guilty
| of mlSdemeanor, ana upon convection
| thereof, he fined not lesS THAN twenty five
dollars.
| Seo, II. ANY male person over fourteen
| ) ears OF age, who saall be seen WGlkiLg OF
| riding III the day time, within the limits OF
| the city Of D0llUs, with amy woman known
| or generally reputed to be Prostitute on
| lewd woman, shall, apon conviction ,heIe.
| OF, bo fined IN any sum not less than Ave
| nor more than flny dollars. Prouitied, this
section shall not apply 10 pub 10 carriers
while engaged IN their regular duties.
| SEQ H. Any prostitute, Dawu, courtesan
| or leWd woman, who shall ply, or seek To
ply her ayocation by word, sign or action
GA tue streets, alleys or IN any public place
| room, shall De deemed guilty OF II INSIDE
| ineanor, and upon conviction thereof he
fined not less than i've nor more than twon.
| ~ live dollars.
Sec. 10. IL shall be the duty OF the City
Marshal, whenever they become aware 81
| the use OF any house, rooms or teaement
| for any of the purposes mentioned in The
| pre- edlng sections TO give Il written noticl
| OF such fact 10 The owner, or agent of TIT
| owner, of such house, rooms or tenemeuts.
sec. II. That this ordinance go into eiiec
| from aud after January |, 1873.
Approved November 20, 1877.
Attest: W. l., CABELl
j. H. HEREFORD, Mayor.
Secretary. lOt.