The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-08-06
AN ORDINANCE

TO Prohibit the Using, Hiring, Rent
ing or Letting Of a',y House or
Building in the City Of anderson
as a Disorderly House or Bawdy-
House or House Of lALFame, against
the peace and good morals Of the
City Of Anderson.
DE it Ordained by the Mayor and Alder
ID men of the City of Anderson, s. G.,
in Council assembled, and BY the authority
of the same
SECTION 1. That on and after the publ
cation Of this Ordinance any prostitute or
other woman, whose general reputation for
chastity is bad, found on the streets or in
any public place or private grounds in the
city of Anderson, soliciting men or drink
ing or conducting herself In an improper
manner, shall, upon conviction, be fined
ten dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding
thirty days.
SEC. 2: Any person who shall keep q
disorderly house, or house of ill-feme
within the city of Anderson, or who shall
let, sub-let or assign his lease to any house
to be used as house of fill-fame or disorder
3ly house, shall upon conviction, be fined ten
dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thir-
ty days, for every day said house is so kept,
and all females over the age of fourteen and
males over the age Of sixteen living in said
house or found upon such premises, shall
be considered the keepers or aiders and
abettors thereof, and subject to the penal
ties of this ordinance.
SEC. 3. That the occupant or owner of
rf tIa
within the city of Anderson, who shall
suffer or allow prostitution therein, or
males and females to cohabit therein with
out then and there being lawfully married,
shall be deemed the keeper of q house of ill.
fame, and be fined on conviction, the sum
of fifty dollars, or be imprisoned not ex-
ceeding thirty days.
SEC. 4. Circumstances from which it may
reasonably be inferred that any house Is
inhabited or frequented by disorderly per.
sons or persons of notorious bad character,
shall be sufficient to establish that such
house is a disorderlY or house of ILL.
fame.
SEC. S. Any person or persons being the
owner or owners, occupant or occupants Of
any house of ill-&me, and shall continue
the same or allow the same to be continued
for two days after being no adjudged, shall,
on conviction thereof, be fined fifty dol
lars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty
days, and the chief of police shall close up
and guard such house or houses and keep
the inmates within the same until war.
rant or warrants can be procured for the
arrest OF the owner or owners, occupant or
occupants.
SEC. g.. If the occupant or occupants, own
er or owners of any disorderly house or
house of ill-fame shall refuse to open the
doors of the same and give entrance to any
officer or policeman who shall demand ad.
mission lat the same time stating their Of
fetal character for the purpose Of suppress
ing disorderly conduct therein OF making
arrests, shall, upon conviction, be fined
fifty dollars, or be imprisoned not exceed
ing thirty days.
Sec. z. When any: house shall be ad-
judged to be house Of i'll fame and the
occupant or occupants is (or are) not the
owners thereof, the chief of police shall eject
the tenant or tenants therefrom, for which
dollars, to be collected from said tenant or
tenants, or out of the owner.
Sec. 3. Any person or persons who shall
permit parties OF. disorderly character to
assemble in his or their house within the
city Of Anderson, to the disturbance of the
.neighborhood, shall be guilty of keeping a
disorderly house, and shall, on conviction,
be fined fifty dollars, or be imprisoned not
exceeding thirty days.
Done and ratified III Council, and Seal
- of the Corporation of the City
.,., of Anderson affixed thereto, this
eANA 4th day of August, 1891.
J. R. vAND1vER, Mayor, pro tom.
Attest
CHAs. W. WEBB, City Clsrk.