The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-06
AN OKOIN NANCE
Regulating Disorderly Houses and
furnishing Prostitutes.

10 II ordained by the city Council OF the
Clty Of Dallas!
section /, A dlsoldorly house IL one that
IN kept Tor tie purpose OF prostitution or RS
a oummoA resort iOr prostitutes ana va
giants,
SOC, . Any room or part Ola building up.
prOprIHttu iut olther vi tho purposes HuU "
mentioned, IN u aisOiuerly house, within
the meaning Of THIS chapter.
sou,3, ANY person VINO shall keep u dis.
orderly house, rs defined above, WITHIN the
hmiIs OF this cay, snail, upon conylo, lvn,
nu inca not Ices ulNu ave nor more than
one huLdled dollars,
SEQ, 4. kvidvuoe OF the general reputation
oi y ,rsOns OhHrguu with ke0plng u disorder
~ mouse may no received IN proof oi tho OIL
ionhe charged,
see. o, Any person who shall, In this city 4,
Reep, maintain, huperlnluuu or manage n
pawuy -house, house OF lll-iame, house OF
oau fepute, houne OF prostitution or uhsigs
nsGioh, or dlsorueriy house, or VINO shall
hnrbor, stcretu or permit any yirl under the
age Ol eighteen years 10 remain In, visit OF
nuquenl such DAwdy .hOusc, houhe OF III
inIu, house Oi bad Iepute, prostitution OF
assi guulion, shall be ueomou guilty Ola
nlsuenie Hnor, ana upon convection thereof,
be ilncu not lena inan twenty ave nor more
tnun one nundlUu dollars.
SEQ. q. Any one VINO shall frequent n
mousse of ili-lniuu, bHwdy.hOuse, or house OF
Qua rep ute, prostitution or assignation, or
dlsorderly house. or shall 10 found au
lniua,e OF such house or houses, shall DO
deemed guilty of mlsdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof be fined not less imam
tve nor more than one hundred dollars,
Seo.7 Amy person VI persons who shall
rent ol lease any house, tenement or pIen-
ises 10 DO used as disurderly house, buwdy-
mousse, HsSignaliUn house or house oI III
lame, W thin the limits of this city, shall,
ON conviction, be fined In asum not NcUed-
lng ono hundred dollars, ana III uGdillon
Thereto, may be imprisoned Tor any tlmu
not exceeding tiltoen days.
Sees Any person who shall permit amy
hot sc, rooms or tenemunIs IN his or her pos
session, or unuer hls or her cnarge auu con.
troll, to be used Tor the puIpuse OF prostitu-
tiOn or house of bad repute, after ten days
notice lrum the CITY Marshal Of such use
OF such house, rooms or teneLuents, shall be-
nued IN n sum not less than ten dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars.
Sec.0. Any courtesan, prostitute, bawd
or lpwd woman or any female Inmate OF u
OaWdyshouBe, or house OF prostitution or III
assig nation, brOthel or house OF bad lOpute,
who shall DO found wandering about the
streets in the night time, or irequenting beer
houses and places OF public resort, Shall be
deemed guilty ora mladumeanOr, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not less
than five nor more than twenty five dollars.
sec. 10. Amy male person who shall H.
habit, eat or sleep IN any house OF prosttu-
y
house of assignatiun, OF who snail be In any
way connected With the Reeping, manage
ment or control OF amy such house, or Of the
bRwds or prostitutes who live therein or
frequent such houses, shall be deemed guilty
of Il misdemeanor, and upon convictions
thereof, be lined not lesR than twenty five
dollars.
Sec II, ANY male person over fourteen
years of age, who snail be seen walking or
ridingln The day time, within the limils oi
the city oi Dall0P, with any woman known
or gene rally reputed to bB "a Prostitute or
lewd woman, shall, upon conviction there
OF, be fined In any sum not less than five
nor more than titty dollars. ptUidcd, tins
= ,tlon shall not apply to pub &c carriers
while engaged in their regular duties.
SEQ u. Amy prostitute, baWd, cOurtesan
or lewd woman, VINO shall ply, or seek TO
ply her avOCatiOn by word, sign OF action
% 4 streets, alleys or III any public place,
| or 1T the door or window OF any house or
| room, shall DO deemed guilty ofa INSIDE
meanur, and upon conviction thereof, be
| fined not lass than i've nor more than TWEEN.
ty i've dollars.
| Nee. H. Ii shall be the duty of the City
Marshal, whenever they become aware OF
| the use OF any house, rooms or tenement.
| for any of the purposes mentioned In the
preceding sections TO give n written mott CO
| of such fact TO tho owner, or agent Of tht
| owner, of such house, rooms or tenemenis.
| Sec. Ia. That this ordinance so into ellec
| from and after January |, 1878.
Approved November 20, 1917.
Attest W. l.. UABELL,
j. u. HEREFORD, Mayor.
Secre,ay. lot.