Douglas Island news., 1903-09-09
Ordinance No. IS.

The City of Douglas does ordain as follows:
 ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
 SECTION 1. That whoever, not being armed with a dangerous weapon, unlawtully as saultS or threatens another in menaclng manner or unlawfully strikes or wounds an other, shall be fined not more than two hun dred dollars (S200.O0), or be imprisoned in the city jail not more than ninety days, or both.
 ASSAULT WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON. SEC. }. That whoever being armed with dangerous weapon, shall assault another with such weapon, shall be punished by inn priSonment in the city jail not more than ninety (90) days, or by fine of not more than two hundred (S2OOOO) or both.
 INTERFERENCE WITH SCHOOLS.
 SEC. 3. That any person or persons who within the corporate limits of the city of Douglas shall cause disturbance at a school house. or on the school grounds, or use Yio- lent, harsh or threatening language to teacher or pupil of the school, at the school house or school grounds. shall be guilty of miSdemeanor.
 INDECENT EXPOSURE AND EXHIBITION. SEC. 4. That if any person shall wilfully expose his or her person, or the private parts thereof in any public place, or in any, place where there are persons to be offended or annoyed thereby, or make any exhibition Of their person such as is offensive or indecent, upon conviction thereof shall be punished by Imprisonment in the city jail not more than ninety (90) days, or by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars (S2OO.OO or both.
 MEETING BAwDY HOUSE.
 SEC. ,. That if any person shall keep or set mp a house of ill fame, brothel or bawdy house for the purpose of proStitutlon for uication or lewdneSs within the corporate limits of the City of Douglas, such person, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by Imprisonment in the city jail not more than ninety days, or by fine of not more than two hundred dollars, or both. MAKING ROADS IN GRAvEYARDs AND TRES
 PASSING.
 SEC 6. That if any person, other than an officer on lawful business, shall, without au- thority specially granted by law, or without the authority or consent of the proprietor or owner, open or make any highway, street, road, railway, macadamized road, or any thing in the nature of a public easement over, in, through or upon any incloSure or yard used for the burial of the dead, within the corporate limits of the City of Douglas, or shall begin to open or make any such pub lie easement over, in, through or upon any such enclosure or yard, or put therein signs, notices, or otherwise treSpass therein, such person, upon conviction thereot, shall be punished by imprisonment in the city jail not more than 90 days, or by fine of S2OO.OO or both.
 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
 SEC. :. That if any person shall cruelty beat or torture any animal, whether belong ing to himself or another, within the COrpOr- ate limits of the City of Douglas such person upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the city jail not more than 90 days, or by fine of not more than S20O.0O, or both.
 CURFEw.
 SEC. s. That all minors within the City of Douglas, under the age of IA years, if found on the streets of said city after the hour of o'clock D. m., from September lst to April 1St, and 10 o'clock D. m. from April lst to Sep wnI the City Jail, or taken home, the parents or guardian notified, and said minor fined the sum of S2.50 and costs for the first offense, and for the second and other ofenses $5.OO pursuing some useful aYocation- in the judg- ment of the magistrate, or when on the way home from some house, when out by permis- sion of parents, or when with parents or guardians.
 DISCHARGING FIREARMS, ETC.
 SEC. g. That any person who shall fire or discharge any rife. gun, pistol or other fire arm whereby dangerous missile IS project ed, within the corporate limits of the City ot Douglas, without first obtaining permission from the Mayor of the City, shall be guilty of q misdemeanor, provided that the pro visions of this section do not apply to persons shooting destructive animals on their own premises, or with shooting galleries, or the 4th day Of July.
 FAST DRIVING.
 SEC. 1O- That no person shall ride or drive a horse or horses within the corporate limits of the City O{ Douglas, at gait faster than a walk. Any person violating this ordinance shall be guilty of misdemeanor. pKFINTTIoH AND PUNISHMENT OF VACANCY SsC 1I. That all idle or dissolute persons, who have no visible means of living or law ful occupation or employment by which to earn a.lying: all able bodied persons who shall be found begging the means of support in public places, or from honse to house, or who shall procure child or children to do so, shall be deemed Yagrants, and, upon con 5iction, shall be fined not less than $500 or more than S50.00, or by Imprisonment in the city jail not less than five or more than hf- teen days, or both.
 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF.
 SEC F. That any person who oshallwillfullyd il or maIiciously break any door or windows, or otherwise injure any building or struct nre within the corporate limits of the City of Douglas, shalbe guilty of q amisdemeanor.
 FRANCHIsE.
 SEC. 12 That any person using a public utility such as is generally granted by incor- porate1 cities for a valuable consideration without first having obtained a temporary of Douglas, Alaska, is declared to be guilty of a misdemeanor; but such omission can be Tectified temporarily by arrangement with the city council pending negotiation for franchise.
 MIsDEMEANoR.
 SEC. "A. That whenever by any ordinance relating to the City of Douglas, Alaska, en- acted by the conncil of said city, an act is de-