The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28


An Ordinance for the Preservation of Pub
lie Peace and Good Order.
The City Council of the City of Virginia do
ordain:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful within
any public street, ground or thoroughfare,
or In any public theatre. hall. shop or store
or other public place within the limits of
the city of Virginia. for ans peraon to take
part in. incite or encourage any brawltnR.
disorderly noise. shouting, dancing or
other disturbance of the public peace. or
within such public place to commit or en-
courage the making or committing of any
assault or battery, or to appear in such
public place in a state of open drunken
ness, or for any person to appear in any
such public place in any indecent or lewd
dress or in such public place to make any
idecent exposure of person or to use any
profane. immoral or indecent language.
conduct or behavior.
Section 2. It shall he unlawful for any
person within the limits of the city of Vir-
ginia. to in any manner disturb any public
or religious meeting either by making OF
causing to be made anv noise inside the
room in which said meeting is held, or any
noise or confusion on the outside of said
room designed or naturally tending to
disturb said meeting.
Section 8 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to be lurking or lying in wait or
concealed in any house or building Nithin
said city with the intent to do mischief or
to commit any ofense against the laws of
the said state or of the ordinances of the
said city. Or to trespass upon private
property or grounds or lawns. Or.to break
or injure any shrubbery or ornamental
trees upon or in front of anv said private
property or grounds.
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful within
the limits of said city to exhibit. sell or Of
fer for sale any indecent or lewd book,
newspaper, picture or other thing or to ex-
hibit or to perform or cause to be exhibited
or performed any indecent. Immoral OF
leWd play or other representation.
Section 5. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to stand or conRregate
upon the sidewalks or crosswalks of the
city of Virginia in such a manner as to un.
necessarily interfere with the free passage
OF pedestrians along the same.
1t shall be the duty of the police officers
of said city to call upon all persons un.
necessarily obstructing said sidewalks OF
along and cease obstructine the same.
And if said persons shall continue to OBJ
struct said walk 80 that con tinaous space
of at least one-half of the width thereof
shall not be available as a passageway fol
pedestrians. said officers shall cause said
persons to be arrested and brought before
the municipal court for punishment for a
breach of this ordinance.
Section 6. Any person violating any OF
the provisions of this ordinance shall be
fined in the sum not exceeding one
hundred (l00) dellsEs or by Imprisonment
for term not exceeding sixty days.
Section I. All ordinances or parts of or
dinances inconsistent with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Section ;. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after its
passage and publication.
Moved by Alderman Aoylan. supported
by Alderman Mattson. that above resolu
| ton be adopted
Ayes-Aldermen ElnaQuist, Boylan, Ire
zona. Mattson. Mr. PRESIDENT.
Nays-None.
Adopted August 1s. 1908.
A. c. OSBORN.
President Of the City Council
| Approved August "a, 1905
A. HAwKINsoN.
Mayor
ALBEIT E. BIcKFoRD.
City Clerk
Presented to the mayer August n, 1906.
Returned by the mayor August n, 1903.
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