The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-05-12
CITY ORDINANCES.
Ordinance No. 12.

Be it ordained by the GUY C0ahc1t o. "e
ctty of Fort Benton.
Sec. l. That any person within the llm-
its of the city of Fort Benton, who shall
wilfullv and maliciously disturb the peace
and quiet of any street, neighborhood,
family, or person by loud or unusuai
noises. vocal or instrumental; or snail
make false alarms by crying fire; or shall
threaten, quarrel, scold, halIoo; or shall
provoke to commit an assault, or an as
sault aud battery or by.a other means
whatever disturb the peace or II any
person shall wantonly and cruelty abuse
anv animal: or shall utter any obscene,
vulgar and indecent language, every such
person shall be deemed guilty OF a MIS-
demeanor, and upon conviction shall be
fined not less than one dollar no more than
one hundred dollars.
Sec 2. Any person knowingly permit
ting any disturbance described in the fore
going section, upon premises owned or oc-
cupied by him or her, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
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dollar nor more than one hundred dollars.
Sec. 3. If any person or persons shall
within the limits of the city, shall by
agreement or otherwise plan or encourage
any dog fight or cock fight, or fight OF
any kind between any animals he or they
shall be deemed guilty IF a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction shall be fined not less
than five dollars nor more than twenty
five dollars; and it is hereby made the
duty of the Marshal and policemen to pre-
vent or stop such fight and arrest all per-
sons aiding and abetting such fight.
Sec 1. Every person within the limits
of this city who shall be found drunk or
intoxicated In any street or public place,
or intruding upon any private premises
against the assent Of the occupant, or in
that condition annoying and frightening
passers by on the streets or side walks, or
sleeping in that condition in any public
place within the city, shall be deemed
gailty of misdmeeanor. and on convic-
ton shall be fined not less than one dollar
nor more than fifty dollars. And it is
hereby made the duty Of the Marshal or
policemen to arrest such drunken or in
toxicated persons forthwith, with or with
out warrant, and commit hiR or them to
custody until sober, and thereafter take
such person before the Police Magistrate
to be dealt with according to law.
Sec. 5. Any person within the limits of
this city who shall wantonly disturb any
religious or other lawful assemblage,
whether at church or any public hall or
private house, by day or by night, by
rnde, protane, obscene, or other offensive
speech or loud noises, or by any1rude, off
fensive and improper behavior, or other
wise, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and op conviction shall be fined
not less than five dollars nor more than
one huadred dollars.
Sec. 6. ANY person within the limits
of this city who shall appear IN any public
place in a state of nudity, or in dress not
belonging to his or her sex, or in an inde-
cent or leW,l dress, or shall make an inde-
cent exposure of his Or her person, or be
guilty of any indecent or lewd acts or be
haviour, or shall exhibit, sell or offer to
sell or dispose Of in any manner any in
decent or lewd book, pictures or thing, Or
shall exhibit or perform any indecent, i'm
moral or lewd play, act or other repsesen-
tation, shall be deemed guilty of a mis- le-
mean0r, and on conviction shall be fined |
FIVE dollars nor more than twenty dollars
SEC. 7. Any person within the limits Of
this city who shall be guilty of making an
indecent exhibition of any stallion, jack.
bull, or other animal, shall on conviction
paya fine of not less than five dollars nor
more than twenty dollars.
SEC. 8. Ifany person shall inhumanly, |
unnecessarily or cruelty beat or otherwise
abuse any dumb animal or shall work or
ride or drive any dumb animal unfit to be
worked or driven by reason of any hurt,
Injury, Or disease, within the limits of this
city, he shall on conviction be fined not
less than one dollar nor more than fifty
dollars.
SEC 8. If any person within the limits
of this city shall immolerately ride or
drive any team or single animal through |
any Of the streets of the city to the danger
or terror of people, old or young, passing
or crossing such streets, such person shall
on conviction be fined not less than five
nor more than fifty dollars,and it is here
by made the duty of the Marshall and
policemen to stop any such Fidlng or Ariv-
Ing forthwith and arrest the offender that
he may be dealt with according to law.
SIC. 10. 1t shall not be lawful, after
the passage ofthis act, within the limits of
the city, for the owners or drivers of
teams, trains or single animals to obstruct
the sidewalks or the crossings of the |
streets by halting Or hitching such teams,
trains or animals acorss the same. 1t is
made the duty OF the Marshal and Police
men to see these provisions enforced, and
any one who after due and reasonable no
tice and upon proper request shall con-
tinue to obstruot the streets or crossings
" sidewalks as herein prohibited, shall on
conviction be adjudged guilty of misde
meanor and may be fined therefore not ex-
ceeding ten dollars.
SIC. H. The owners or occupants of