The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-10-20
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CITY ORDINANCES WHICH
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ERY CITIZEN OF MALTA
AND VICINITY
ORDINANCE no. l

An ordinance relating to ottenses
against good order and morals.
Be it ordained by the town council
of the town of Malta:
Section 1. That any person within
the limits of the Town OF Malta,
who shall willfully and maliciously
or Intentionally and unnecessarily
disturb the peace or quiet OF any
street, neighborhood, family or per-
son. by loud or unusual noises, vocal |
or instrumental, or shall make false |
alarms by crying "tire, or shall
threaten, quarrel. scold, halloo, or
shall provoke or commit an assault,
or an assault and battery, or by any
other means whatever disturb the
peace, or if any person shall Wantoh-
ly and cruelty abuse any animal, or
utter any obscene, vulgar and 1nde-
cent language, every such person
shall be deemed guilty OF mlsde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not less than ten dol
lars nor more than one hundred dol
lars.
Section 2. Any person knowingly
permitting any disturbance described
in the foregoing section, upon preml-
ses owned or occupied by him or her,
shall be deemed guilty of a mlsde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not less than ten dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars.
Section 3. Every person within the
limits of Malta who shall be FOUND
drunk or intoxicated in any street or
public place, or intruding upon any
private premises against the assent
of the occupant, or in that condition
annoying and frightening passers-by
on streets or Sidewalks, or sleeping
in that condition in any public place
within the town, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con-
viction thereof shall be fined not less
than ten dollars nor more than tWen-
ty dollars.
Section 4. ANY person within the
limits of the Town of Malta who
shall wantonly disturb any religious
or other lawful assembly, whether at
church or any public hall or private
house, by day or night, by rude, pro
fame, obscene or other offensive
speech or loud noises, or by any rude
offensive and improper behavior, OF
otherwise, shall be deemed guilty o,
a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall be fined not less thai
ten nor more than twenty dollars.
Section 5. Any person within th'
limits of the town of Malta who shal
appear in any public place in stat'
of nudity, or in dress not belonging
to his or her sex, or in any 1ndecen
or leWd dress, or shall make an lnde
cent exposure of his or her person, o
shall commit any indecent, leWd .
filthy act in any place in the town,
shall utter any lewd or filthy words
or use any threatening or abuslv
language in the hearing of other pei
sons publicly, or shall invite or soll(
it any passer-by to enter any bawd
house, house of ill fame, or house
assignation, or shall invite or sollcl
any person to patronize any bawd
house, or house of i'll fame, or nous
of assignation, or shall exhibit, Sc
or offer to sell or dispose of in an
manner any indecent or lewd boof
picture or thing, shall be deeme
guilty of misdemeanor, and ON col
yiction thereof shall be fined not les
than ten dollar nor more than OF
hundred dollars.
Section 6. This ordinance sha
take effect and be in force from an
after thirty days after the date OF II
passage and approval.
Approved Oct, 5, 1909.
John A. Tressler,
Attest; Mayor.
f. w. Hall,