The Alaska prospector., 1903-05-28
Proposed Ordinance.
Following is the ordinance intro-

Following is the ordinance intro- duccd in the council Monday night: AN ORDINANCE TO DEFINE AND PUNIsH INSTANTANEOUS IN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF VALDEZ.
 Section I. The offences define in this or,iin- ance committed within the corporate limits of the town of Valdez, Alaska. shall be punished as herein provided.
 Section IT, Ii any person shall be guilty of any disorderly conduct, or of using any obscene language within the corporate limits of the town of Valdez, he Gr she shsli, on cnlvi. tion thereof. be fined in any sum not more than twenty-five dollars, or be imprisoned in the town jail ..not exceeding thirty days; and gross drunkenness shall be considered disorticrly conduct within the meaning of this section.
 Section III. If any person shall wilfully and lewdly expose his or her person or the private parts thereof, in any public place. or in any place where there other persons to be o.- tended or annoyed thereby ar shall take part in any model artist exhibition, or make any other exhibition of himself ar herself to pub lie view or to the view of any number of per sons, such as is offensive to dccency, or is adapt. cd to excite vicious or lewd thoughts or acts. such persons, upon conviction thereof, shall he punished by imprisonment in the town jail. not less than thirty nor more than ninety days, or by fine not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars.
 Section ". If any person shall keep or set up house of i'll fame. brothel or baw,iy house, for the purpose of prostitution, fornicatiou or lewdDess such person, upon conviction there of, shall be punished by Imprisonment in the town jail not exceeding thirty days, or by Il line not less than five, nor more than one hun dred dollars. And in all prosecutions for the violation of this section the common rcpata- ton or fame of the house. or being an inmate thereof shall be competent evidence in support of the charge.
 Section Y. Each and every person. who shail deal. play, or carry on, open cause to be up,n n or who shall conduct, either as owner, proprie- tor or employee, whether for hire or not any game of faro, monte, roulette, rouge-et-nuir lansqnenette, rondo, vingt-un. twcniy-onc, poker, drnw-pokcr. blun. brag, thow or other game played with caids, dice ar any other de- vice, whether the same be played for money, checks. credits, or any other representative oi ysluc. shall be guilty of a mis,icmeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by n fine not less than ten. nor more than one hun dred dollars, ar be imprisoned in the town jn l not less than ten, nor more than sixty days.
 Section VI. That all idle or absolute persons who have no visible means of living. or lawful occupation or employment by which to earn Il living; all able-bodicd persons who shall he found begging the means of support in public places, or from house to house, ar who shall procure child or children so to do; all per sons who live in houses of i'll reputc, shall be deemed vagrants. and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, or be imprisoned in the town jail not less than ten nor more than thirty days.