The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-09
AN ORDINANCE
DgdaMg aad Furnishing offences
against Pubic Morals AID Dtcencn
~ Y ordained by tho olg Council Of Tho

10 u ordained by the Ciy Council VI th
section /, ANY person Who shall Ia mi
city be- found Ia state of intnAieauon IL
! any Tuul highway, lhuIuug marc az Othp
! public place, shall hu deemed guilty of
! miadomrAuur, nd upon conviction theTeo
| NOT more Than twenty dullaih,
| see, 2, Any person who shall In this city
| appear IA any public plAeeln ahlate OF mud
! Ivy, or Ia AdTeaA not belonging 70 his OF htl
se1, or IN an Indecent az lewd dress, OF shal
make an Indecent exposure OF hlA or her per
| son, or be- guilty Of an Indecent OF lowd aol
| OF behavior, or shall EXHIBIT, soil or Oiipr u
sell, any Indecent ot lewd hook picture, oi
other thing, or shall EXHIBIT ur perform, OI
permit to DO exhlhitod or performed upon
prvmiAes under his OF her management W
control, any Immoral or lewd play or other
representation, shall be deemed gully oi a
mlhdemenner, aud upon conviction thereof
h0 nned not lUhh than nNo nor moro than
one hundred dollar,
SEQ, 3, ANY person within the corporate
limits who shall battle, wash, or swim IN
the Trinity river, OF IN any othtr water
course, pond or pool ~ TINS Guy, between
one hour before sunrise and one hour alter
sunset, being naked OF inaullclontly clothed,
thereby oausing improper exposure Of Ills
person, shall DO deemed gullly OF mlAdo-
iueanOr, aud upon conviction thereof be-
Soc, l. Any person who shall stick, paint,
brand or stamp, or put upon any mouse,
fence, wall pavement or other pubic pla,e
IN THIS Guy, any written printed OF othof
without having INST obtained tho permits
sion OF the owner of such house, ienoe, wall,
pavement OF other puplio place, snail DO
deemed guilty OF n misd mohnur ana upon
conviction thereof be iined not loas than TWO
NOR morn han tan dollars for OuCn ana
every Ollonso, IN.
detacing any building OF pullalhsni lunee,
sign, tree-bOx, lamp'pOSt or other properly,
IA the city OF Dallas, belonging 80 tuu NoFro-
ration or property hoider ol balu cllyl uS
cutting, breaking, uuuDluB wan pant Oh
Other substances, nitonlnB III horses OF othei
animals OF IN uuy ulntl WAY or manner ut
Hciug, tearing Il wa OF hJullug Tue same,
snail Do deemed guilty oi u mlsdeiheanoI'
and upon CuuNlCLlon thereof, be nnou not
ieas tuHn Two nor more thau lou dohhla'
sec. d, II a y person snail play al ANY
game o. oHIds ~ any huuse lor ielullihh
spurious Liquors, stoIc-nousvi TAVERN lhh ol
utntr pubnC place, or IN any CLUBHOUSE vi
any utneT place wltuIn me llhils ol bhih
city, where people rvsolt. suoh person shdii
10 nnod not loss imam nNo nor more lnAh
twenty live uullarh.
See. l. All houses commonly known as
pubic ana all gaming houses, are lnoiudtu
within the meaning OF tne preceding heclioh
any room attached 10 any puDllc huuse, anu
commonly used Tor gululng Is hiholnoluuou
whether tno same pG Aept ciOsvd or open
A private room OF IN ina or tavern Is not
within the meaning ul pubic place, uu'
less such room Is Culnn4oniy used lor gam
Ing.
sec. S. Upon the trial of any person Ao.
CusUu ol ouOnulug against tno PROVISIONS vi
Iue two pre- ealing sections, II small not DO
necessary u prove that huy money OF AT
ucie OF value, OF The rep. oaentatlNe oi elthei
was bet al suon game, the ouchso IN ooh-
pete Without sucn proof.
sec, y. Ii any PERSON snail Keep OF eAhlDl1
Tor he purpose Of gaming, any gaming taDi,
OF bans ot amy name or description whal'
ever, or amy Table or bank useu ior galninst
winch has no name or snail De Ia any man
nor Interested IA Accepting or eAhlultInB aueh
luDIt or DauK at any place WndleNoI Wllhih
tne limits vi tnls city huCh person shat Dc
nned not less imam nre nor more than my
uullHrs.
sec. 40. 1t being intended by the foregoing
section To tnCtuue eyofy species vi GHiuI4B
uevlCo known Dy mo lalnv ol table OF BANK
Ul every klnu ,nutever, Inls provision sinai,
InC.uuo any ANA all games wnIvh III CONT
mun Language are saiu To DO dedtt HGlt o. e.
htORed.
see. ii. Lest any misrepresentation hhoulu
arise as 10 whether ceCLtin games ale ln-
cluuCu within tie meaning vi The foregoing
SECTIONS, IL Is ueuIlrv4 l4IaJ Inc foregoing
games are withln tne meaning anu luteh
uoh Vi b"lu suolOus, nancy NAbBttluhi
ilouge o. Nuir,' touiette," - FARO,
"MonIe," "A BU,""Chuck ~ LUCK, ""henO,
"Poot anu "Rondo," nut the euumeIati- II
ol THESE gaines specially snail not oAciuue
any otner properly Wltnln tne meaning ol
me Two prpcedIug SECTIONS. ANY game
pl6Yeu lor money upon billiard IHUIo oI
table resembling UiiIinrd table, other lnau
the game OF billiards licensed By law, ~ pun
ishuUIo nndor said sections,
Sec IL. In the proceedings before the Re-
= IIaN - am RI n a
lenses under the preceding sections, IL Is SUI
nClent 10 prove mat the games were play eu,
ueSlt or exhibited, without proving that
money or other articles OF vaIue We're won or
lost thsieUn.
sec, 10. The words "p yea" and dealt"
have tho meaning attached To them In or-
ulnary language.
Sec. ii. Al any person shall bet at any
gaming table OF uanK, ouch AS are descrlDeu
IN the preceding sections, such Persons snail
Ue lined not less tuan Two nor more than
twenty dollars.
SEQ. 10. II any person shall peru IL any
game prohibited by the above provisions to
DO played III MS house or house unuer his
cOn,lol, he shall be lined not less than three
nor more JDau tltGevu dollars.
sec. 10. Ii any person saul rent 10 another
arooIn OF mousse Tor the purpose OF being used
as place lOl play Ing, dealing or exhibiting
any oi the mes ABOVE prohibited, sucn
PEI son shall he nneu not less than nVo mon
more Than one hundred dollars. IL snail De
presumed room "a mouse Was let Tor TIE
purpose II ueIng Az. Il Tor gam ny whenever
the lessor kew Inut TO DO tho OLlUcJ Tor
which 1t was rented.
sec. II. lu ali trials before the Recorders
or Mayors court Tor violation Of the pro-
Ceding sections, the same snail be construed
as nKe prOvlsiuns OF the penal code of the
state are construed in The courts Of The state.
sec. Is, ANY person who shall in TINS ctty
SET up or kee any gaming table or gam Dllnk
device, ut Wulch any game of chance ANAL
De play cd for money or property, or any
thing representing money or property, or
shall NJ amy such table or device or nt any
game of chance, bet, win or lose any money
or property either in specie or Oy means OF
anything rep. esenting the same, or shall
suHer any such table "r device, ~ which
any game OF chance Is played 10 be SET up
or USED IN any tenement N his possession or
under his control, shall be deemed guilty ri
II nisdemeauur aud upon conviction there
Of be fined not less than Ave nor more man
nny dollars.
sec. ID. IL shall not be lawful for any own
or, proprietor or agent of any q. taDlishment
within tnls city, by whatever name the
same be called or known, wherein vinOus,
spirituous, malt or other OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
are Kept for sale i'll quHntltios less Than
quart, To keep such establishment opeu TO Il
luJeI hour than Il o'clock ut night, nor to
open the same ut an carrier hour than Tour
o'clock in the morning, and any person
of hiding against the prov Visions OF this Sec
i've nor more than fifty dollars,
Sec. ~. Any person VINO snail be guilty OF
sticking or putttng up in any street, avenue
or alley, or on any wall, fence OF other lub-
lac place in this city, any Indecent or gross
printed or written advertisement, bal VI
notice OF his professional skill or remedies
fOr the curing Of Nenereal, or what are usu-
ally called secret disease, OF causing the
same To be stuck or put up, upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than i've nor
more than fifty dollars.
Sec 81. No person or persons snail be per-
niitted to give "A pubic pail or Keep dance
house within the limits u this city, unless
he, she or they shall first obtain from the
Mayor peririt, and any person or persons
who shall violate the provisions OF this sec
ton shall, on conviction, be lined In any
sum not less than two nor more than nfty
dollars, yroUided, hos ever, that no permit
shall be given for more than one ball week
aud shan specify the time and place OF
holding the same.
sec. ~. Hereafter It shall not be lawful
for any person to wear under his clothes, or
concea ed about his person, any pistol or re-
yolyer, col billy, slung shot, cross knuckles
or knuckles OF lead. brass or other metal,
bowie knife, razor, dirk-knife. dirk, dagger,
or any knife resembling a bowie knife, or