The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-05
AN ORDINANCE
Regulating DiSOrdcHy Houses and
PtRiShNg Prostitutes.

BE II ordained by the city Council OF the
Clty OF Dallas!
rection !. "A dlsorderly house Is one that
Is Kept Tor the purpose Of prostitution or M
oo.nmoA resort Tor Prostitutes ana va
grants.
Soc. ANY room or part ola building ap.
prOprlated lur oIther OF the purposes abo VI
mentioned N ulsorueily house, Within
the meaning Of this chapter.
see. 3. Any person VINO shall keep q IL.
orderly housv, aS defined above, wltnin the
Limits OF this oIty, shall, upon oonvlC don,
be fined not ioss thau i've nor more than
one huLdttd dollars,
SEQ, 4. Evidence of the general reputation
oil psrAons charged with keeping n disorder
~ mousse may be received In proof oI the OIL
ienhe charged,
see, b, Amy person who shall, In tails city,
Keep, maintain, Superintend or manage n
OAWuy-house, house OF lll-iame, house OF
bad rUpute, hOuso OF prostitution or ASST X
nation, OF ulSordeTly house, or who small
hHrbor, secreto or permit any girl under The
age OF eighteen years 10 remain In, visit or
frequent such OaWdy- huuse, house OF III
rune, house OF bad reputo, prostitutiuu,or
assiBnalion, shall be deemed guilty Of u
misdUIu eanor, and upon conviction thereof,
be nnCu not less than twenty Ave nor MOI q
tnHn one hunureu dollars,
Sec D. Amy one VINO shall frequent Il
house Of ili-lume, bawdy-houso, OF house OF
unu rcl ute, prostitution or asslgnutlOu, or
disOrderly house, OF shall 10 fOund au
Inmate OF such house or houses, shall he
deemed guilty of u mlsdemeanor, aud upon
conviction thereof, DO fined not less than
Ave nor more than one hundred dollars.
sec. Z. Amy person or persons who shall
rent Oh lease Hny house, tenement or prem
lses 10 DO used Us dlsorderly house, bawdy-
house, aSAiRnRtlOn house or house OF iii.
lame, W thin The limits OF this city, shall,
ON conviction, be fined in asum not Xoveu-
ing one hundred dollnIa, and IN ADDITION
thereto, may be imprisoned Tor any tlme
not exceeding fifteen days
Sec. q Any person who shall permit any
house, rooms or tenemCnls IN hia or her hos
session, or unoer his or her charge and con.
troll, 10 be used Tor the purpose o. prostltu-
ton or house of bad repute, after ten unS n
notice from the city Marshal OF such use
Of such mouse, rooms or tenemonts, shall be
| lined IN sum not less than ten dollars MOI
| more than one nun dIed dollars.
| Sec. 8. Any cuurtesan, prostitute, bawd
| or leWd woman or any icmale inmate OF u
| nawdy-hO, 81, or house OF prostitution or ol
| assignaiiun, brotliol % house OF bad lepute,
who shall no found wandering about tbs
streets IN the night time, or icequenling beer
houses ana places OF public resort, shall be
deemed guilty ola mlsdOnoanOr, ana upon
conYlc ION thereof, shall ne fined not IL rs
Than ave nor more than twenty five dollars,
sec. 10. ANY male person who shall H.
habit, eat or sleep IN any house OF prOstitu-
ton, bn %dy-hOuse, house OF bad repu,e or
house OF HsSignAtion, or who snail be In any
way connected with the kueping, manage
ment or control Of any tuCh hOuas, or of the
baWds or prostitutes VINO i've therein or
ffequen such houses, shall be deemed guilty
OF misdemeHnOr, and upon convection
thereof, DO nnod not lvsN than twenty live
dollars.
Soc. IL. ANY male person over fourteen
ears of age, who snalt DO seen walkitg OF
riding IN the day time, within the limiis OF
the city "i Dallas, with any woman known
or gen, rally reputod TO be u Irostltute OF
lewd woman, shall, upon conviction lhele-
Of he nned IN any sum not less than I've
nor more than My dollars. PFouiie,t, th!s
3 tuon shan NOT apply to pub 10 carriers
WhIic engaged IN their regular uutlgs.
sec ~. Any prostitute, bawd, courtesan
or leWd woman, VINO shall ply, or seek to
ply her nvocatiOn by word, sign or action
GA l streets, alleys or in any pubic place,
or at the door or window of any house OF
room, shall be deemed guilty ola mlsdt-
meanOr, aud upon conviction thereof, be
fined not leSs than 1--WE nor more than lwen.
~ i've dollars,
Sec. 49, II shall DO tho duty of the CITY
MalshHl, whenever they become aware Cf
the use OF amy house, rooms or tenement,
Tor any Of The purposes mentioned In the
preceding sections, To give IA written mott CO
OF such fact 10 the owHer, or agent of the
owner, OF such house, rooms or tenemeHtR
Sec. IL. That tins ordinance gO into effect
from and after January l. 1873.
Approved November %, 1871.
Attest: W Il, CABEII
DE- Is. HERhFoRD, Mayor.
Secfe1ay' l0t.