Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-15
The Police Bill.

PROPOSED NEW MUNICIPAL REGULATIoNs-sIRIN-
GENT MEASURES CONCERNING vAGRANcY-A NEW
SUNDAY LAw-LOTTERY ADVERTISEMENTS AND THE
SALE OF LOTTERY TICKETS
The police bill, introduced In the Senate and
House yesterday, seeks to give force to the recon-
mendatfons made by the chief police in his recent
annual report. Some Of the chief provisions were
given In an abstract in yesterdays STAR. The bill
provides: That all vagrants idle and disorderly per-
sons; persons OF evil life and fame; persons who have
no visible means OF support; persons found begging
or drunk In or about any street or public place. or
persons who have no nxed place Of residence
or cannot give good account OF themselves: per-
sons guilty OF grossly indecent behavior In the
publicly observed; all persons known to be notorious
or professional thieves burglars pckpockets or con-
ndence persons. suspected OF an unlawful purpose
IN the Dlstrlct OF Columbia, and all persons found
In The possession OF burglar tools and unable to
give good account OF themselves shall on infor-
nation made before the Police Court, be deemed
guilty OF vagrancy and be required to enter into
security Tor their good behavior for space OF time
not TO exceed one year, and In OF refusal or in
apnty 10 give such security, they shall be confined
In the Workhouse for time not exceeding one
year, unless such security shall be sooner given:
ana the same proceeding shall be had against
such person or persons so offending for each and
every onense. Provision IS made that security
given upon conviction for vagrancy or other VIOLA
ton OF municipal law. shall consist OF bond for
penal sum not exceeding 81 ,0O0.
PROPOSED REGULATION OF THE LOTTERY BUSINESS
1t is provided also s'that the act Of Congress ap-
proved april 90, 1876 entitled AN act to prevent
the sale Of policy lottery tickets in the District
Columbia be, and the same is hereby amended by
inserting the word lottery before the words policy
lottery or policy shop wherever the latter either
OF them IS contained in the said act" and "that
whoever knowingly prints. publishes or c1rcuateS,
or knowingly causes to be printed. published or cir
cuated, any advertisement OF any lottery ticket or
scheme or drawing, Or any share in such ticket or
scheme or drawing, or exhibits any symbol or other
representation OF lottery. or the drawing thereof
or other lottery symbol or token may be purchased
or obtained or in any way invites or erticeS, or at
temptS to invite entice, any other person to pur
chase or receive the same. shall. Tor each offense.
he fined not exceeding $780, and i'll default thereof
shall be committed To jail until the tine and costs
snail nave been paid
NEW SUNDAY LAW.
A new Sunday law is provided by section 16,
which prohibits any place Of business from being
open for the sale OF any article articles Of profit
during the sabbath day. excepting apothecaries.
for the dispensing OF medicines; undnr aherS. Tor
the purpose of providing for the dead the owners Of
barber shops. dealers in hotels and Others for
the purpose OF charity and necessity. For any vio
laton OF this section it is provided that the person
offending Shall Tor each OtfenSe be fined not less
than ten nor more than fifty dollars.
billlardS bagatelle pool Or shooting galleries are
to he closed sunday, and minors under sixteen
years OF age. are not TO be permitted to frequent
for each OffenSe.
The destruction or defilement public or private
property Is prohibited under penalty Of not less
than 50. 70 fast driving. at a greater speed than
eight miles an hour. is affixed penalty of not less
than $40. The storage OF petroleum or other highly
inIilmmable fluid in thickly populated section OF
the city in quantities in excess OF that designated
by The Commissioners to be in no case $40 gal
Ions, Is prohibited under SlG0 penalty: unauthorized
eNungui5hing OF public gas lamps may be INDUCED
in at 4 COST of S25 each. The bill authorizes the
commissioners to appoint at their discretion, per-
sons as poiceinen and Watchlnen other than those
who have served in the army or navy OF the United
States.