The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-27
Ordinance No. 3f2.
First published May p, 1sg2 !


take and carry away any money, personal prop
erty or effects of another. under the value o
twenty dollars, shall upon conviction. be ad
Judged guilty of a misdemeanOr.
SECTION 3. Every person who shall. within
the limits of said city. assault or assault anC
beat or strike another shall. upon conviction
be adjudged guilty Of a misdemeanOr.
SECTION 1. 1t shall be unlawful for any per
son, or persons, TO set up or keep any billiard
table pool table. pigeOn-hOle table, or bowling
alley, upon which games are permitted TO be
played for hire or for any valuable cOnsidera
ton whatever or TO keep any public billiard
hall, pool hall or bowling alley, within the linn.
its of said city; and any person or persons VIC
hitting any of the provisions of this section shall
upon conviction be adjudged guilty of a misde-
meanOr.
SECTION ,. That every person who shall SET
up or keep any gaming table or gambling de-
vice, adapted, devised or designed for the puT-
pose of playing any game of chance, with cards,
dice, figures, letters characters, for money or
property, or who shall sell or dispose of for
gain; any chance, tickets share in any lottery,
shall, upon conviction, be adjudged guilty of a
misdemeanor
SECTION6 Any person who shall, in said
city, in any manner game or raftle for any
money, or thing of value, or for any ticket
check, or any other thing representing or in
tended 10 represent, money, or induce others TO
do SO, or who shall bet any money. property or
other valuable thing whatsoever upon any
gaming table gambling device, or upon any
game of chance or skill, played by cards, dice
or any other means whereby money may be
lost or won. or who shall shoot or play NJ the
game commonly known as craps, OrWhO shall
induce or permit any other person TO bet or
play upon or with or at any such gaming table
gambling device or game, shall, upon conYlc-
ton. be adiudged guilty of a misdemeanOr
SECTION Any person who shall permit any
gaming table, bank or gambling device, or
game prohibited by this ordinance. TO be set up
or used for the purpose of gaming, gambling, or
being played at in any house, building shed,
booth, shelter, lot or other premises, in said
city, owned or occupied 10y. or under the control
of such person, or who shall suffer or permit
any description of gaming or gambling or play
ing any game Of chance or skill, with cards,
dice, or otherwise, for money goods, chattels,
effects liquors or other valuable thing whatsO-
ever on or within such premises, shall, upon
conviction, be adjudged guilty of misdemean-
or.
SECTION s Every person appearing or acting
as master or mistress, or having the care, use,
management or control for the time. of any pro-
hibited game, gaming table or gambling device,
shall be deemed the keeper there
of, and every person appearing or act
ing as the master or mistress, or
having the management or control of, any house
or building in which any game gambling table,
or gambling and gaming device is played, set
up or kept or of any building used for a brOthel
or bawdy house, shall be deemed the keeper
thereof, and shall, upon conviction thereof be
guilty of a misdemeanoT
SECTION 9. No person otherwise competent
as a witness shall be incaPacitated, excused or
from tesufying concerning
ing sections on the ground that his testimony
may criminate himself but testimony which
may be given by such witness shall in no case
be used against him
SECTION 10. Every person who shall be con-
victed of horse racing, Ock-fighting or playing
at cards, or other game of any kind, in said city
on the first day of the week commonly called
Sunday, shall be adjudged guiltyofa misdemean-
or.
SECTION IL Every person who shall, within
said city, live in state of open and notorious
or who shall indulge in the practice of
fOrncatiOn or adultery, for hire or
decent and public exposure of his or her person,
or who shall appear in dress or garment not
belonging 10 his or her sex, or i'm an indecent or
lewd dress, or in a state of nudity, or who
shall use or utter any indecent obscene or pro-
fame language, or who shall commit any other
act of public indecency or immortality, and any
man and woman, not married TO each other, who
shall lewdly and lasciviOuSly abide and cohabit
together. shall upon conviction, be adiudged
guilty of misdemeanOr
SECTION y. Every person keeping a bawdy
house. brothel, house of ill-fame, or prOstitu-
ton, shall, upon conviction, be adjudged guilty
of a misdemeanOr; and each day such house or
brothel shall be kept open for such purpose
shall he deemed a separate Ofense.
SECTION -. Every person, not being the
keeper thereof, who shall be an inmate of any
house mentioned in the last preceding section
and every person who shall be found in such
house except a physician in case of sickness or
an officer in discharge of his duty, shall, upon
be adj udsedguilty of Il misdemcanOr
and each day such person continues an inmate
of such house shall be deemed Il separate Of
Tense.
SECTION Il. Any person selling or offering
for sale, any indecent or obscene book. picture,
statue, or other thing, or who shall perform or
exhibit any obscene play or other representa-
ton, i'll said city, shall, upon conviction, be
guilty of "A misdemeanor.
SECTION II. Every person who SHALL within
said city, in sny place, open TO public view,
ONT orN-n ats4 ms tn or
make any obscene or leWd picture, word sign
or sentence design or figure shall upon con-
viction. be adjudged guilty Of misdemeanor
SECTION 16- Every person who shall in any
street alley, square park, vacant lot or public
place, within said city, hitch, leave exhibit pa
lade, show or stand for service any stallion
iaek I9s or bull, mo, or who shall stand ,i for
in or upon any place, within said
city, not entirely secluded from public
view and so removed from the residence and
hearing of any family in said city that no dis
turbance, annoyance or indecent exposure shall
result TO such family, shall, upon conviction, be
guilty of "A misdemeanOr.
SECTION Il Every person who shall be drunk
in any highway or street or in any public
building or place. or any other place, in said
city, and every person who shall be drunk in
his own house, or i'll any private building or
place, disturbing his family or others, shall,
upon conviction be adjudged guilty of a misde-
SECTION Is. Every person who shall, within
the limits of said city, disturb the peace quiet
and good order of said city, or of any assembly
Of persons lawfully met therein, or of any fami-
ly or neighborhOod therein, by rude or indecent
behavior, profane discourse, violent tumultu-
Dus, offensive or diSOrderly conduct obscene or
language, noisy or boisterous talking,
quarreling or by fighting or in any other way,
shall, upon conviction, be adjudged guilty of a
SECTION 70 Every person who shall wilfullv.
or cdntemptnously.d isquiet or dis
turb any congregation or assembly of people !
within said city, met for religious worship, by
making a noise, or by rude and indecent be-
haviOr, or profane discourse within their place
Of worship, or SO near the same as to disturb
the Solemnity and order OF the meeting or who
shall unlawfully menace or threaten any.person
there being, shall. upon conviction be ajudgcd
guilty of a miSdemeanor.
SECTION %. ANY person who shall set TO
lighting any cocks, dogs or other animals, with
in said city, or who shall, by any word. sign or
noise, incite, abet or encourage any such light
ing, or who shall permit his or her dog or other
animal to fight in his or her presence without !
proper eNerion TO prevent the same, shall,
upon conviction. be adjudSed guilty ola misde- /
neanOr.
SECTION p. Any person who shall, within |
the limits of said city Intentionally, cruelty or
beat abuse or otherwise maltreat /
4 dumb animal shall upon conviction be /
ldjudged guilty of a misdemeanOr
SECTION %. If any person shall run or cause I
10 be run, or drive or cause TO be driven, upon /
any public street or highway in common use in |
he city OF lola, any horse, mare, mule, ass or |
my animal of the cattle kind 50 as TO interrupt
IT endanger or injure travellers thereon, or put
20 fright the horses or other animals by them /
rode or driven, he or She as the case may be, |
,hall. upon conviction be adjudged guilty of a ,
SECTION % Every person who shall leave
any team horse or mule hitched or
ltached 10 any wagon, cart, buggy or other We I
licle machine. utenSll Or implement, upon any Z
IF the streets, alleys lots or grounds within said
.ity, or who shall ride or drive any vehicle or /
my team, horse, mule or ass. or animal of the (
attic kind over or upon any pavement or side /
walk of said city at any place other than pub /
ic crossing, shall, upon conviction be adjudged I
guilty of misdemeanOr.
SECTION u. Every person or persons having /
.harge of dny railroad train, engine or cars who
hall cause or permit or allow such train engine I
n cars to obstruct any public street or crossing