The Alaska prospector., 1903-06-11
Ordinance No. z6.
AZ ORDINANCE ID DEFINE AND PUNISH
 INSTANTANEOUS IN THE CORPORATE

AZ ORDINANCE TO DEFINE AND PUNISH
 INSTANTANEOUS IN THE CORPORATE
 LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF vALbEZ
 Section l. The oaenses defined in this ortiin. ance committed within the corporate limits of the town of Valdez, Alaska, shall be punished as herein provided.
 section II. 1T any person shall be guilty of any disorierly conduct. or of using any obscene language within the corporate limits of the town of Walden, he or she shall. on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not more thai twen;y-f dollars. or !- imprisoned in the town jail ::not excee,ins thirty days; and gross drunkenness shall be considered disorderly conduct within the meaning of this section.
 Section III. If any person shall wilfully and lewdly expose his pr her person or the private parts thereof, in any public place. or in any place where there are other persons to be of tended or annoyed thereby. pr shall take part in any model artist exhibition. or make any other exhibition of himself or herself te pub lie view or to the view of any number of per sons, such as is offensive to deccncy or is adspt- ed to excite vicious lewd thoughts or acts, such persons. upon conviction thereof. shall be punished by Imprisonment in the town Jail, not lees than thirty nor more than ninety days. or by fine not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars.
 Section ". If any person shall keep or set mp a house of i'll fame. brothei or bawdy house, for the purpose of prostitution, fornication or lcwdness. or shall be au inmate thereof, such person. upon conviction thereof. shall be pun ished by imprisonment in the town jail not exceeding thirty days, or by a fine not less than five. nor more than one hundred dollars. And in all prosecutions for the violations of this section the common reputation or fame of the house. or being an inmate thereof shall be competent evidence in support of the charge.
 Section V. Each and every person. who shall deal. play. or carry on. open or cause to be open ar who shall conduct. either owner. proprie- tor ar employee, whether for hire or not, any game of faro. monte. roulette. rouge-et-noir. lsnsquenette, rondo. ving,-un. iwenty-onc, poker, draw poker. bluf. brag. thow or other game played with cards, dice any other de- vice. whether the same be played for money, checks, credits, or any other representative of value. shall be guilty of "A misdemeanor. and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by . fine not less than five. nor more than one hun dred dollars. or be imprisoned in tine town jail not less than ten, nor more than sixty days. But nothing in this section shall be construct so as to prevent any person from playing any game with cards. dice, or other device for ci. gars or drinks.
 Section VI. That all idle or absolute persons who have no visible means of living, ar lawful occupation or employment by which to earn q living; all able-bodicd persons who shall be found begging the means of support in public places, ar from house to house. or who shall procure child or children so to do; all per sons who live in homes of i'll reyute, shAn t.s deemed vsgrsnts. and upon conviction thereof shall be fined nni less than five nor more than fifty dollars or be imprisoned in the town jsil not less than ten nor more than thirty days.
 Approved June sth. l.s3.
 C.G. DEBSEY, Acting Mayor
 Attest: W. II. CRARY, Clerk.