The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-04
AN ORDINANCE
Regulating Disordorly Houses and
PmiShmg Prostitutes.

DO II ordained by tho City Council of the
City OF ballast
SECTION /. a dlsorderiy house Is ono that
IN Kept Tor the purpose of prostitution or Hs
oommoh resort Tor prostitutes ana Vac
grants,
Soc. Any room or part Ola building up.
prupriHted Tor olthvr ot the purposeH ABOVE
mentioned, N u disoId0rly house, within
the moaning OF This chapter,
Secs, Any person Who shall keep dis
orderly house, US uenneu above, Within the
limits OF tnis CITY, shall, upon con Weldon,
be unCd not lehs thau Ave nor moro Than
ono bundled dollars,
SEQ. 1, Evidence OF the general reputation
ol persons charged with Keeping u disorder.
~ mouse may be received in proof OF the Of
tense charged,
sec. D, Any person who shall, In this city
Keep, maintain, suporintond or manage n
DHWuy-houSe, house OF lll-lamo, house OF
bad rupute, houbo Of prostitution or assig-
nation, or diSorderly house, or who shall
harbor, secrote or permit any girl under the
age uI eighteen years 10 remain In, visit or
frequent such bawdy -nouse, house of liz
ftmu, house OF bad reputo, prostitution or
asslgnation, shall he deemed guilty Ola
misuem6an0r, aud upon conviction thereof,
be hned not less than twenty Ave nor more
than one hundred dollars.
Sec. @. Any one who shall frequent
house OF ill-tume, bawdy-house, or house OF
bad roputc, prostitution or assIgnatiOu, OF
diSorderly house, or shall Dc found an
Inmate OF such house or houses shall be
deemed guilty ota misdeneanor, and upon
conviction thereof, DO fined not less tnAn
Ave nor more than one hundred dollars.
Sec. 4 Amy person OF persons who shall
rent OI lease any house, tenement or prom
ises to be used rs Il uisorderly house, bawdy-
house, nssignRtion house or house OF i'll
fame, thin the limits of this city, shall,
ON conviction, he nned in nsum not exceeu-
ing one hundred dollars, ana IN aCuitlun
thereto, may he imprisoned for any Time
not exceeding fifteen days,
Sec. y Any person who shall permit amy
house, rooms or tenemeulS IN his or her DOS.
session, or under his or her charge uuu con.
troll, to be used Tor the purpose OF prostitu-
tiou or house OF bad repate, after ten days
notice from the CITY Marshal OF such use
| Of such house, rooms or lenements, snail be
linod III ~ sum not less thun ton dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars.
Sec. .. Any oourtesan, prostitute, bawd
or lewd woman or any female inmate OF u
baWdy.hohse, or house OF prostitution or OF
assignHliOn, brothel or house OF bad Ieputo,
who shall DO found wandering about the
streets in the night Time, or irequenIing beer
houses ana places OF public resort, shall ue
deemed guilty Ola nisdomcunOr, and upon
conYic ion thereof, shall bo lned not less
thau five nor more than twenty-five dollars
Sec. 10. Amy male person who shall iu-
habit, eat or sleep ia any house OF prostitu-
ton, bawdy-house, house OF bad ropute or
house of designation, or who shall be In any
way connected with the keeping, manage
ment or control of any such house, or of the
bawds or prostitutes who live therein or
irequentsuch houses, shall be deemed guilty
OF misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, be- fined not lesH than twenty .five
dollars.
SEQ. |. Amy male person over fourteen
years OF age, who snail DO so9n walking OF
riding IN the day time, within the linits OF
the city oi Dallas, with any woman known
or generally reputed to be prostitute or
lewd woman, shall, upOn conviction theIe.
OF, be fined In any sum not less than five
nor more than flrty dollars IrOuidcd this
section shall not apply To public carriers
while ongsged in thor regular duties.
Sec ". Amy prostitute, bawd, courtesan
ur leWd woman, who shall ply, or seek to
ply her HvOcRtion by word, sign or action
On tue streets, alleys or in any public place,
or mt the door or window of any house or
room, shall be deemed guilty of Il INSIDE
meanoG and upon convection thereof, be
lined not less than Ave nor mole than TWEEN
ty hive dollars.
Sec. 3D. IL shall bo the duty of the City
Marshal, whenever they become aware Of
The use oi any house, rooms or tenements
Tor any OF tho purposes mentioned In the
preceding sections, 10 give Il written notl CO
of such fact tn the owper, or agent OF the
owner, of such house, rooms or tenemeuts
Sec. ii. That this ordinance go into effect
from and after January /, 1873.
Approved November 20, 1877.
Attest. WI, CABELL,
j. Ii. HEREFORD, MAYOR.
Secfeiay. l0t,