The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-10
Published in Emporia NEWS, May 10, 1878. !
ORDINANCE.


ORDINANCE
An Ordinance for the Suppression of
Lewdness within the Corporate
Limits of the City of EmpOria.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND
CoUNcILAEN OF THE CITY OF ENPeRIA:
SECTION 1. That if any man or woman shall.
within the corporate limits of the city of Elm
poria, keep or use any house or other build
ing, or room in any house or other bailding
Tor any IeWd purpose or purposes, such man
or woman shall upon conviction thereof, be
fined in any sum not less than five dollars or
more than one hundred dollars.
keen any honse or other bnildine. or ,.oon IN
any house or other building, within the cor
porate Limits OF the city of Emporia, which
be Tesorted to by others, for any leVyd pur-
pose or purposes, such man or woman shall
upon conviction thereof, be fined In any sum
not less than Eve dollars, and not exceediI q
one hundred dollars.
SEC. g. That il any woman shall keen any
house or other building, OF room in any house
or other building within the corpol ate limits
OF the city OF Emporia, for the purpose of
prostitution or for any other lewd purpose,
she shall upon conviction be fined in any sum
not less than five or more than one hundred
dollars.
SEQ e. That if any woman shall keen any
house or other building, any room in any
house or other building within the corporate
limits of the city of Emporia, in which she
alone, or in which she with other women shall
stay for the purpose of prostitution. or for any
other lewd purpose, such woman shall upon
conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not
less than five or more than one hundred dol
lars.
SEC. 5. That IL any woman shall within the
come an inmate in any house or oiier build
ing, or room in any house or other building
for any lewd purpose, she shall upon convic-
ton thereof, be fined in any sum not less than
i've or more than one hundred dollars.
SEC. 6. That any woman who shall be Iodz.
ed, Kept, harbored, or remain in any house or
other binding. in IN hRnSo
or ether building for any lewd purposes shall
on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not
less than Eve or more than one hundred dol.
lars
SEC. Z. Every person appearing or acting
or other building. or room in any house or
other building, which is or may be kept for
the purposes mentioned in sec. and Of this
ordinance, shall be deemed the keeper of such
house or other building, or room in such
house or other building, within the meaning
of secs 1 and of this ordinance.
SEC 8. That every woman appearing to
have charge or control Of any house or other
building, or room in any house or other build
mentioned in secs. and Of this ordinance
shall be deemed the keeper of such house or
other building, or room in any house or other
of this ordinance
SEQ. 9. Every person found in any house or
SudiD@ fent or sny Of the paano o. Essr
toned IN eecs1 50 and Of this ordinancefun-
less such persons shall be lawfully there)shaIl
not less than ave or more than one hundred
dollars. provided that upon the trial Of any
such person, the finding of such person in
such house or other building or room in such
house OF other building shall be prima facia
a violation Of this section.
SEC. 10. That upon the trial OF any person
for the violation Of the provisions of secs ], &
3, 4 and Of this ordinance; the comnon
reputation offhe house or other building. or
room IN any house or other building, as to its
being kept for, or resorted to for leyEd uur-
poses Of any kind, shah be receivable IN evil
dence-
: SEC. IL. That the marshal and policeman or
the city of EmDoria are hereby authorized, to
enter at any and all times either by day OF
night. and by force II necessary, any and All
houses OF 0tner buildings or any and ali
rooms In any house. houses or other buildings
which are kept or used for any OF the puf-
poses In this ordinance prohibited, and TO ar
rest with or without warrant any and All In
mates IN Euch house. hslld.ag or room, for
the purpose % hsEzng tze1a tired for 3 viola
ton u tAis ordnance.
SEC. IL That this erdlaauce she1I De IN
force fzgEa and alteF rs pils5aEe and F1hlic1-
tE0a-
AppEsTsd 1Eag IN. 1873
At1aszs - 4Ts1z. Mayor.
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