The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-10
AN ORDINANCE


10 Il ordaiued by tho city Council OF the
Nlly of ballast
toollon /. A dsorderly house Is ono that
N Kept iug thu purpose OF prostitution or AH
oothnoa iobolt lor prostitutes ANA Va
grants,
Huc.2 ANY room or part Ola building mp.
pfoprlhttd lur olthtr ul the purposes above
mentioned, rs uisuidorly house, within
tho meaning OF thiS chapter,
Huv, g. Any norson Who shall keep dis
orderly houhvi Hs donuud above, wltnin the
Limits OF thiH CITY, SMALL upon oOnylu,I ION,
Oo lined not ieAh thuu ave nor more thar,
ono nuLdltd dollars,
300. I. Hyldvnco OF tho general reputation
OF porsons ohargua with Accepting u disorder
~ mousse may DO received IN proof oI the OF
lenAo charged,
soc. D, ANY person who shall, IN tais city,
Reop, MAINTAIN, huporlntOnd OF manage u
phwuy .huuhe, house OF lll-tame, house oil
bad lopute, house OF prostitution or Assig-
nation, or uiburderly house, or VINO SupI
harbor, sGCrUtv on permit any girl under Inc
age of o.gnluen cara 10 remain la, visit or
lloquont such bawdy -hOusc, house OF III.
itinv, house OF bad lepute, prostitution or
osaignauon, shall DO uoemoa guilty ola
inlsuumtUnOr, ana upon CONVECTION luereuI,
TIC hned not ltss than twenty fvo nor MOio
tnan ono hunaIod dollars,
See. u. Amy one VINO shall frequent u
house OF ill-iame, ORWdy- hOuse, or hOuAe OF
Uao lei ute, prostitution or aSsignatiou, or
inna,e OF suCh house or houses, shall be
deemed guilty ot u mlsdemeAnur, nl,d upun
conviction thereof be fined not loss tnan
Ave nor more than ono hunured dollars.
Sect Amy person OF persons who shall
rent Oh lease any house, tuneInUnt or prem
Uses TO DO used rs uisOrderly house, bIwdy-
house, uSstgnailOn houb6 or house ol NJ
lame, W thin the limits Of this city, shall,
ON conviction, be HnUu Ia sun not .NVuuu.
ing one hundred doll0r9, ANA IN aadition
thereto, may be imprisoned for any time
| not exceeding fifteen days.
Sec,o Any person who shall permit any
house, rooms or teneinoutS IN his or her pos
| session, or unUer his on her charge ana con.
Lol, 10 be used Ior the purpose OF prustltu-
| lion or house oil bad repdlu, after ten days
| notice from the CITY Marshal OF such ust
| OF such house, rooms or tenements, shall Dt
| fined IN sum not less than ten dollars moi
| more than one hundred dollars.
seo.D. Any courtesan, prostitute, bawd
| or lewd woman on amy female inmate OF Il
| Dawdy-huuse or house OF prostitution or ol
| assignation, bTOthel or house OF had repute
| who shan De found wandering about lh,
streets IN the night Time, or irequenting beer
houses ana places Of public resort, shall %
deemed guilty ora mlsuumeauur, and upon
cunVic ION thereof, shall be fined not less
IMAM nVc nor more Than twenty-five dollars,
see. 10. Any male person who Shall H.
habit, eRt OF sleep In amy house OF prostit u-
ton, Va Huy- house, house ul bad rupule ar
mouse of ahsigDatlun, or who shall be In any
way connected With the keeping, manage
ment or cuntlOLof any such house, or OF the
bawds or prostitutes who i've therein OK
irequonthuch houses, shall be deemed guilty
OF misdemeanOr, ana upon convection
thereof, be hnUd not lcsB than twenty -iye
dollars.
Hoo. IL, Any male person over fourteen
ears Of age, who snail be- seen waikiki u or
riding IN the day time, within the limits OF
the city nj Dallas, with any woman known
or generally reputed to be II Prostitute or
lewd woman, shull, upon conviction lhole-
OF, DO fined IN any sum not less than i've
nor more than My dollars. Pro uioei, ms
X otlon shall not apply TO pub 10 carriers
While engaged Ia their regular duties.
kOc. "a, Amy prostitute, bawd, courtesan
OF lewd woman, VINO shall ply, or seek To
ply her HvocauOn by word, sign or action
o. u streets, alioy8 or in any public place,
or ut the door or window OF any house or
room, shnll be deemed guilty OF INSIDE
meanor, ana upon conviction thereof, be
hned not less than i've nor more than lwen-
ty 1--we dollars.
Sec. ~, II shall he the duty OF the CITY
Marshal, whenever they become aware I'll
the use of any house, rooms or tenement,
fof any OF the purposes mentioned In the
pre- eding sections, To give written notice
oil huch fdct 10 the owner, or agent Ut the
owner, of such house, rooms OF tenemeuts
Sec H.. Ihat ihis ordinance 30 into effect
from aud after January /, 1878,
Approved November %, 1871.
Attest: W. Il. CABELL
d H. HEhEFohD, Mayor.
Secre'hy' l0t.