Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-06-10
Ordinances No. 81.


Be Il ordaincdeby the Mayor and Com
mon Council Of the city q Tucson a.
follows:
Sec. i. 1t shall be unlawful for any
prostitute, courtesan or lewd woman.
within the limits OF the city Of Tucson.
TO enter any bar room, saloon or any
room connected with any bar room or
saloon, either for the purpose OF drink
ing, play ing, carousing or to make any
pubic meretricious play OF herself.
Sec. 2. Any prostitute, courtesan or
lewd woman having been duly convicted
OF violating the above section one Of this
ordinance shall be fined in any sum OF
not less than twenty nor more than fifty
dollars or be imprisoned in the isil Of
TINS city not less than ten nor more
twenty live days, or by both such tine
and imprisonment in the discretion Of
the court.
Sec. 8. Any prostitute, courtesan or
lewd woman violating the above section
one or this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty OF a mlsdemeanor and may Be
arrested with or without a warrant
either IN the daytime or nighttime and
taken before the City Recorder for trial
and II the city Marshal and any police
officer shall fail. neglect or refuse 70
arrest any such person on his own
knowledge or the violation Of said seq
tion, or upon information of some credi-
bic person, he shall be deemed guilty st
a mlsdemeanor and be fined upon con-
ylction before the police committee Of
TINS city, IN the sum OF twenty dollars
for the first offense, which said fine shall
De deducted from his monthly salary;
for the second cffense. upon conviction.
he shall be dismissed from the police
force.
Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for any
prostitute. courtesan or lewd woman 70
reside or occupy any building, room or
shed within the limits OF the city, IN
less she shall first have obtained from
the City Marshal a permit for the oc-
cupancy thereof approved by the Police
Committee.
Provided, however, that the building.
room or shed shall be situated four hun
dred yards in direct line from any school
house or school room used by any OF
the public schools in the city Of Tucson.
Sec. 5. The general reputation OF
the persons mentioned in Section 4 OF
this Ordinance, shall be competert and
primafacie evidence Of the character
and the occupation of said persons.
Sec. 6. Any person violating the
provisions OF Section Of this Ordinance
shall be deemed guilty Of a mis-
demeanor, and on conviction shall %
fined not less than ten dollars nor more
than fifty dollars or be imprisoned in
the city Jail not less than ten nor more
than fifty days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment, in the discretion of the
court.
Sec. q 1t shall be unlawful for sny
owner or agent of any owner or any
other person or persons to let, lease or
rent for any length Of time whatever,
to any woman OF i'll fame, any house,
room or structure for the purpose OF
prostitution or designation, unless said
woman of i'll fame shall first have pro-
cured from the City Marshal written
permit to rent and occupy said house,
room or structure.
Sec. 8. Any owner or agent Of any
owner, or any other person or persons
who shall violate said Section OF this
Ordinance shall be deemed guilty OF q
misdemeanor and upon conviction shall
be fined not less than twenty dollars nor
more than nifty dollars, or be imprisoned
in the city jail Of this city not less than
ten nor more than twenty-five days, or
by beth such fine and Imprisonment in
the discretion of the court
Sec. 9. This ordinance to tske effect
and be in force ten days after the first
publication thereof.
Sec. 10. All ordinances and parts OF
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Passed and adopted by the Common
Council Of the city Of Tucson this 9Th
day Of june 1898.
attest.
7. A JUDD,
Recorder and ex-oficio City O lers-
Approved this 5th day of June, ISe8s
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