Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1907-10-05
Bill No IT,
ORDINANCE NO. IS

An Ordinance in relation to houses of
ill-fame, houses of prostitution houses
of designation and bawdy houses in the
city of Yerington Nevada.
The City Council of the city of Yer
ington do ordain:
Section l. Hereafter no houses of ill
fame, houses or prostitution, houses of
designation or bawdy houses shall be
kept, used or opened as such i'll the city
of Yerington, Lyon county, State of Ne
vada, except within the territory north
of Bridge street, bounded on the north
by Cuprite street, and on the east by
West street. And any house i'll the city
of Yering outside of said above-named
limits now open or hereafter opened,
kept or used as such above named houses
or any thereof shall be closed on or be-
fore the 18th day of September, 1907,
and shall not thereafter be kept, used or
opened as such houses or any thereof or
any such above-named houses outside
above named limits shall be deemed and
and considered nuisance.
Sec. 2 1t shall be unlawful for any
! person owning controlling or managing
any property in said city of Yerington
outside of said above-named limits to
rent, lease or hire, or i'll any manner
permit said property to be used for any
of the uses or purposes of prostitution or
assignation.
Sec 3 No inmate of any house of
ill-fame, house of prostitution, house of
designation or bawdy house, shall here
after be permitted to keep open the front
doors thereof or keep the windows
thereof open in such manner as to ex-
pose to view through such doors and
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ure of person or in any manner to solicit
or entice any person or persons into said
house, nor SHALL any inmate of said
house be permitted to be or remain upon
/ the sidewalks, or upon the streets in
| front of such house for the purpose of
soliciting any person to enter such house,
nor entice or invite any person passing
| by or being near to any such house
| to go therein, nor make any indecent
| exposure of person in any place III said
city nor make any boisterous, loud or
unusual noise i'll any place in said city
nor do any act whereby the peace and
quiet of the citizens of said city or any
| portion thereof, may be disturbed, or
the peace and quiet of any family or any
| individual therein, nor do any act or put
up any sign outside of any such house
indicative of its character, nor permit
any person of the male sex TO enter said
house under the age of seventeen years
Sec. 4. No person who shall hereafter
visit any house of ill-fame or prostitu-
] ton, or of designation or bawdy house in
said city. shall be permitted to make
| boisterous, loud or unusual noise in or
near such house, nor make any indecent
exposure of person nor quarrel, riot or
fight i'll or near any such house, nor do
any act or make any noise or tumult
whereby the peace and quiet of the citi-
zens, or any person thereof of said city
may be disturbed or that of any family
or person being therein, nor invite
nor entice or offer to entice or in
vite any male person under the age of
seventeen years or any female person not
an inmate thereof, into any such house.
Sec. 5. Any person or persons violating
any provisions of this Ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and
punished by fine not exceeding $50 or
by imprisonment for term not exceed
ing 30 days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Sec. 6. This Ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its
passage and adoption and publication for
/ one week.
Sec. 7. The city clerk and clerk of
the City Council of the city of Yerington
is hereby authorized and ordered to have
this Ordinance No. Is published in the
Yerington Times, weekly newspaper
published in the city of Yerington, for a
period of one week.
Passed and adopted this 18th day of
September, A. D. 1907, by the following
vote of the City Councilmen.
Ayes--Sonne, Ross, SNYDER.
Nays None
Absent Gallagher.
Approved this 18th day of September,
1907, by
JUDSON G. R. SMITH,
Mayor of the City of YerinGton.
Attest: W. f. POWERS,
Clerk of the City Council and City OF