New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-27
FIGHTING AGAINST THE NUDE.
BILL FOR TIE PURPOSE INTRODUCED II THE
LEGISLATURE AT TIE Request
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Albany March 2G-Senator MulNn today intro.
duce1 bill which aims TO protect public morals.
defend the innocence OF youth. prevent the degrad-
Ing OF women and grl9. protect the honor and pre-
the respect due TO women. II provides as fol-
| lows:
theatre. opera horse concert hall. in any pub
| lie place whatsoever when any person or persons
| or semi-nude state or expose her form or limbs
in tights, or in indecent attire or so conduct heF,
| self in any way expose herself or portions o.
her body or limbs upon any stage platform. @"
H., any part OF such PLACE IN sgSh on drd
| or tend to corrupt the morals or the young or or
resardeg gy OF opes and gross edS an
| ascivious conduct. and is guilty OF niscemeanor'
ment II for not less than thirty days or more than
one year for such offence. In the discretion OF the
| Section Q Any person who procuies, employs or
permits any female person s 70 o 20 any Of NE
guilty Of misdemeanor. and on conviction thereof be
more than one e year for the first ofemcr an upon
conviction thereof for a second or other offence
| than two years and not more than FIVE years in a
State prison; and in either case may also be fined
| $1,000 in the discretion Of the court.
Section Any rers0n or persons who shall post
saloon, groceryshOp, or store, hotel watingr ROOM
or other place Of resort whe a r public or pIyate
structure whether public or private, with or with
show or exhibit or cause to be shown or exhibited
any advertisement handful. shoWbill playbill card
or other device; exhibiting intending to exhibit
any picture representation Of any person or
persons Of either sex real or imaginary. nude or
partially nude, in any Indecent posture form
act is or are guilty of misdemeanor punishable
by fine OF not less than 500. than $500
Imprisonment for not less than thirty days
more than six months. for the first offence. and
on conviction for any subsequent offence. by i'm
prisonment for not less than one year, and a fine
of not less than $500
Section l. The publisher, proprietor. editor. agent
manager owner, vender. pedlPr. or distributor Of
any newspaper magazine. organ, pamphlet. book;
periodical. advertisement device printed painted
written. otherwise produced which shall con-
tain display exhibit lewd indecent pictures Of
any person persons of either SEX or OF any per
son or persons, real or imaginary, or either SEX
nude psrtially nude, in such postures forms.
lewd lascivious thoughts ideas, corrupt, or
tend to corrupt the morals OF any person persons
is likely TO lead TO or induce lascvious vulgar
ideas. thoughts. actions, in or by any persons
by fine of not less than $40 or imprisonment
OF not less than six months for first offence. and
for any second further conviction of such Of
fence by fine Of not less than $500 and imprison-
ment OF not less than one year. or more than two
years.
Section 5. This act shall take effect Immediately.
The bill introduced by Senator Mullin at the
request of Mrs. Mary r.. Burt. president of the
State Women's Christian Temperance Union. and Of
Mrs Harriet s Pritchard, OF that organization who
has special charge of thtt branch of the work of
the society touching purity In literature and in art.
These laG:es said this morning that there was an
stated that 1t had been drafted before the bronze
statue exhibition In New-fork City, but its In
PRODUCTION had thereby been FASTENED. The bill
was referred to the Committee on judiciary.