The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-06-27
Ordinance No. 3.
AN ORDINANCE DEFINING MIS-
DEMEANORS AND OFFENSES,
AND PROVIDING PUNISHMENT
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BE Ut OrOUJDeO on me COtGtctt
of the TOlCD ct Shett0n.
ARTlCLEI.
OFrENsEs AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE AND
SAFETY.
SECTION T. RIoT-If three or more persons
shall do an act in q violent and tumultuous IN an
ner within the Town of Shelton they snail DE
deemed guilty of riot, and upon conviction
thereof. shall be imprisoned in the Town jan
not exceeding three months and be fined IN any
sllm not exceeding three hundred dollars, or De
fined only.
SEC. 9 UNLAWFUL AssEMBLY.-If three or
more persons shall be unlaTfully, riot0usiy, or
unanimously assembled within the Town OF
Shelton, the mayor, marshal or any councilman,
shall go among the persons so assembled, or as
near to them possible, and command them
in the name of the State of Washington lmme-
diately to disperse. If the persons SO assembled
do not Immediately dsperse, 1t shall be lawfui
for every such officer to command sufficient ala
to seize, arrest and secure in custody all such
persons and If three or more persons snail De
unlawfully, riOtously, or tumultuously assem-
bed at near the residence OF other persons,
or where such other persons may be peaceably
assembled, and disturb or annoy any such per-
sons by loud or unusual shouting, the dl scharg
ing OF fire arms, or by creating any unusual
noise which is calculated or intended to annoy
OF in any manner disturb the inmates OF salu
residence, or said persons so peacebly assembled,
they shall be deemed guilty OF m1sdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof be fined in any
sum not more than Two hundred dollars each
or be imprisoned in the Town jail not more than
three months, or both fined and imprisoned.
SEC. ,. DISTURBING RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLIES
Every person who shall disturb any religious So
cety or congregation, when met together for
public worship, by making noise, or by rude
and indecent behavior within tneif place 90, OF
worship, or so near the same as to disturb the
order sOleilnity of the meeting, snail on CON
viction thereof be fined in any sum not exceed
ing One hundred dollars.
SEC a. DISTURBING LAWFUL ASSEMBLIES -
Every person who shall in any manner Wlllfully
disturb or interrupt any public meeting peacea-
bly, and lawfully assembled, or shall encoura ge
Others so to do, shall, Oh conviction be nneu III
any sum not exceeding One hundred dollars.
SEC s. HORSE RACING AND FAST DRIVING
Every person who shall race horses, or ride or
drive the same, upon or along the streets OF the
| Town of Shelton, in a manner likely to endan-
ger the persons or lives OF others, or who shall
ride or drive the same at greater speed than
eight miles an hour or shall be guilty of loud
shouting or the discharging of fire arms, or any
other demonstrations which are calculated or
intended ofrighten or intimidate or IN any man
| ner disturb other persons, shall be guilty OF a
| misdemeanor. and upon conviction thereof
| shall be fined i'll any sum not exceeding one
| hundred dollars
| SEC. 5. ArFaAY.-If two or more persons by
agreement fig hit in any public place i'll the Town
| OF Shelton, the persons so offending shall be
deemed guilty of an affray, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be imprisoned in the Town jail
| not more than three months and be fined i'll lany
| sum not exceeding three hundred dollars, or be
| fined only
| SEC. l. AssAULT.-An assault is an attempt
| III Il Tuuc, lnSOltuU anu angry ulduucI,
| fully to touch, strike, beat or wound another
| person, coupled with present ability to carry
such attempt into execution, and every person
| convicted thereof shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding One hundred dollars, or Imprisoned
| III the Town jail not more than thirty days VI
i both fined and imprisoned.
SEC. s. ASSAULT AND BATTERY.-Assault and
| battery is the unlawful beating OF another, anC
any person duly convicted thereof, shall be fined
in any SUN not exceeding three hundred dollars
or imprisoned i'll the Town jail not exceeding
three months.
SEC 8. DISTURBANCE OF THE PEACE.-Any
person who shall in this Town, wrangle, quarrel
tight or challenge, or attempt to provoke Others
| to Wrangle, quarrel Or fight, Or shall use any
abusive Or indecent language, menace or threat:
or threats of violence, or who shall use insult
ing language calculated to provoke breach o.
the peace, or who shall be guilty Of violent, t1r
btllent or tumultuOus conduct, or conduct often
sive to others, or who shall use any profane, OBJ
scene or indecent language in any public street
lane or alley, or public place in the Town o.
Shelton shall be deemed guilty OF misdcmeanol
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined il
any sum not exceeding Twenty Five dollars.
| SEC. 10. CONCEALED WEAPoNS.-Any person
who shall carry upon his person, any concealed
weapon consisting of either a revolver. pistol!
or other fIeaims, orany knife, (other than al
ordinary pocket knife} or any dirk or dagger,
sling shot Or metal knuckles, any instrumen
by the use Of which injury could be indicted
upon the person or property of any other person
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanOr and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an!
sum not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisoned
in the Town Jail not exceeding thirty days or b.
both fined and imprisoned. PROVIDED tina
this section shall not apply to police officers anC
other persons whose duty it is to execute process
of warrants or to make arrests.
SEC. II. DISCHARGING FiREARMS.-Any per
son. who shall within the limits Of the Town O
Shelton, fire off or discharge any gun. pistol OF
trearm of ony kind, without permission of the
marshal so to do, shall be liable to fine Of moi
exceeding twenty dollars.
ARTICLEII B..
OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY.
SEC. l. PETIT LARCENY.-Every person wht
shall steal, take and carry away Or embcZZle thu
personal goods or property of another under thu
value Of thirty dollars, shall be deemed guilt!
OF amisdemeanor, and upon conviction thereo
shall be fined not more than One hundred dollar
or be imprisoned i'll the Town Jail not more thai
one month or both fined and imprisoned.
| SEC: = INJURING PROPERTY.-Any person
who shall cut, mar, injure deface, spoil, bre al
or destroy any fence sidewalk, house, building
trees, plants or other property OF another, O
public property within the Town of Shelton
whether real Or personal property, shall upol
conviction thereof be fined in any sum not OK
ceeding One hundred dollars.
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OFFENsEs AGAINST PUBLIC MORALS.
SECTION l. DRUNKENNEss.-Who ever shall
: in this Town, be found in state of intoxica
ton in any street, lane, alley or public place, o
who shall be found in a state of intoxication il
any private house or other place, to the annoy
ancc of any other person, shall be fined not les
| IMAM one, nor more IMAM Ten, dollars.
SEC. q BAwDY HoUsE.-Who ever shall, il
? this town, keep bawdy house, or house of ill
fame, or assgnatlon house, or shall permit an,
, tenement under his or her control to be usec
for such purposes, shall upon conviction thereO
be fined not less than twenty dollars.
SEC. 3. INMATES OF BAwDY HoUsEs.-An,
person who shall be an inmate of, or boarder O
ledger in a house Of ill-fame Or prostitution il
the Town OF Shelton, or shall visit or frequen
any such house for lewd, licentious, obscene O
improper purposes or for purposes of prostitu
ton, snail upon conviction thereof be fined no
less than ten dollars.
SEC. A. PRooF.-Under the provisions of thi
ordinance, any house or room where persons o
both sexes cOngregate for lewd or imprope
purposes or for the purpose of prostitution
shall be deemed houses of ill fame, and it shall
be prima facie proof that house or room is
house OF ill fame to prove that it is reputed to
be such by the inhabitants of the Town of Shell
ton, living in the vicinity of such house, or b,
: the public officers of said town. 1t shall also
De Pflma Iaeie proof That the person charged
for lewd or Improper purposes, to prove that h,
or she was in such house without any Lawful
business therein.
SEC. 5. STANDING STALLION Erc.-Any per
son who shall stand any stallion, jackass bull
or boar within the corporate limits OF this town
unless the same be concealed from public view
and clear from any improper exhibition shall b.
subject to fine of not more than ten dollars.
! SEC: 6. INDECENT ExPOSURE-Every per
son who shall make all indecent and public ex
posture OF his or her person. or be guilty of any
Indecent or lewd act or behavior, or shall ex
hbit, sell, offer for sale any indecent or lew(
book, picture or other thing, shall be fined not
less than five dollars.
SBC. Z. GAMBLING.-Any person who shall Sc
up or keep in this town any gambling devise
adapted, devised or designed for the purpose
of playing any game of chance by means O
cards, dice or by any other means, whereof,
money, property, or any thing Representative,
thereof may be lost or won and shall induce. en-
tee or permit any PERSON to bet, or play at O
upon any such device shall pay a fine of NOT
less than ten dollars for each and every offens,
of which he may be convicted,
| ARTICLE w.
OFFENSES AFFECTING THE ADMINISTRATION Oh
| JUSTICE.
| SECTION l. RESISTING OFFICERS.-Any person
who shall knowingly and wilfully resist, oppose
in the discharge of his official duties, or shat
by threats or otherwise seek to intimidate an,
officer from the DISCHARGE of any official dntr