The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-12-15

Section 3.
Whoever shall be convicted of vagranc
| two or more times, within the city of Skag
way, shall. for each conviction after tn
| first be fined fifty dollars and costs AM
be subject to all the further provisions de
nounced against Migrants in the precedin:
! sections of this article; and before rel eas
ing any person in custody for vagrancy
it shall be the duty of the city marshal t.
acquaint such person with the provisions
of this section.
ARTICLE VI.
OFFENSES AGAINST OFFICIAL AU
THORITY.
Falsely Personatng Officer, etc
Section /.
Whoever shall falsely represent himself
to be an officer of the city of Skagway
or shall, without authority, exercise or a.
tempt to exercise any of the powers duties
or functions of any such officer, or who
ever not being a peace officer of said city
shall wear, or have in his possession any
marshal or any deputy marshars badg,
with intent thereby to pass himself as
peace officer of said city, unless obtained
from the city marshal, shall be fined not
more than one hundred dollars and costs
or imprisoned in the city or district ja
not to exceed thirty days.
Resisting or Delaying officer
Section >.
Whoever shall willfully resist hinder OF
Ielay. any city officer in the discharge OF
any official act or duty, or shall neglect OF
refuse to obey any lawful order or direc.
ton of any such officer, where no penalty
Is fixed for such offense, shall be fined not
more than one hundred dollars and costs
or Imprisonment in the city or district jail
not to exceed thirty days.
Section 3.
Whoever shall rescue or attempt to res
cue any person from the custody of any
city officer, or other person legally having
him in charge or shall aid or attempt tc
aid in any escape of any person from any
such custody, or from any city or districi
prison, or shall advise or encourage any
such escape, or whoever shall supply an!
such person, 80 being in such custody, OF
prison, with any weapon or with any i'm
plement or means of escape, or with an,
intoxicating liquor, shall be fined not les
than five dollars, nor more than one hun
dred dollars. and costs, or Imprisonment /
the city or district Jail not to exceed thrt,
days.
Refusing TO Assist Peace officers.
Section L.
1t shall be the duty of every male pei
son within said city when requested
called upon by any member of the polio
department to render prompt aid to sucl
member in making any arrest, or in tn,
execution of any official duty, and who
ever shall refuse or neglect to give sucl
aid when SO called upon, shall be fined no
less than one dollar, nor more than one
hundred dollars, and costs
ARTICLE VII.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Attempt to Commit Offense.
Section /.
Whoever attempts to commit any offense
prohibited by ordinance. and does any act
towards it, but fails, or is intercepted, or
prevented in its execution. where no ex-
press provision is made by ordinance for the
punishment of such attempt, shall on con-
viction be fined not exceeding one hundred
dollars and costs, or Imprisonment in the
city or district Jail not to exceed fifteen
days
Accessories, etc.
Section 2.
Whoever aids, abets, assists advises or
encourages the commission of any act pro-
hibited by ordinance, or by any indirect
means procures any such offense to be COM
mitted. or whoever commits an offense
through the Intervention of an agent, or
servant or person under his control, shall
be deemed guilty to the same extent, and
may be proceeded against in the same man
ner as though such offense had been com
mitted by him directly, and with his own
hand; and any such agent servant or other
person. doing any prohibited act for, and
on behalf of another, shall be deemed gull
ty of such act equally with his employer or
principal.
Penalty for Offense Not Otherwise Provided
For.
Section g.
Where the doing of any act is prohibited
by any ordinance of said city, or where any
act or thing Is by any such ordinance en-
Joined on any person as duty, and no
penalty for the violation of such ordinance
is imposed, every such violation Ia hereby
declared to be a mlsdemeanor, and shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding one hun
dred dollars and costs, or Imprisonment In
the city or district jail not to exceed thirty
days.
City Peace Officers to Arrest Straggers at
Night.
Section f.
The city marshal deputy, or any peace
officer of the city shall have a right to de-
mand of every person found abroad in said
city after one O'Clock a. IN. (first having ex-
planned his official character), the reason
why, and. the business on which such person
Is abroad, and If such person shall fail or
refuse to give a good account of himself,
and satisfactorily answer for being 80
abroad, he shall be subject to a penalty not
exceeding ten dollars and costs, and II such
officer shall be satisfied that the public
good requires It, he shall arrest and de.
tain such person for further examination,
the object of this section being to protect
the city from house-breakers, robbers and
other disorderly persons
ARTICLE VIII.
Section J.
This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force from and after the date of its
passage, approval and publication for three
successive weeks in newspaper of general
circulation, published in the City of Skag-
way.
Passed by the Common Council of the
City of Skagway.
The Goth day of October, 1900.
Approved by me this 31st day of October
1900.
E.. r. PEOPLES, Mayor
Attes-: JOHN w TROY, Clerk.