The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-08
CHAPTER lA

Al Ordnance Pertaining to VaSrancy.
he It ordained BY tho Board Of Trustees Of
the Town OF Monte Vista:
Section I. A vaRrant within the meaning and
provisioos Of this ordinance shall b doomed
and held 70 boz
Any persoa able to work and support himself
or herself In sn honest and respectable calling
trade or business, who lives idly and who IL
without any visible means Of support.
Any person who shall be found lettering or
stroiiinx about any street, alley, avenue or
other public or private way or pl ace without
lawful business.
Any psrson who shall 10 about begging or
soliciting aims for himself or herself.
Any psrrou Who shall occupy for tho purpose
Of lodging any barn. shod. shop or place other
than such - 10 provided for that purpose with
oat the psrmission Of the owner or tho person
entitled 70 the possession thereof.
Any psrsou who shall be found frsauen ing
or remaining At any gambling place or places.
OF any place or places whore Intoxicating liau
orr arc sold. or any bawdy house or house OF
III fame OF bad repuie. bowling alley or billiard
roons.
Any person who shall load an idie or immor.
al or prodixate course Of life.
Any psssoa Who shall be tho keeper. proprie,.
or OF exhibitor Of any gambling table or devise.
OF Who shall bs an assistant or attendant at
any gambling table or devise.
Any psrson who for tho purpose Of gambling
OF gaming travels about from place to place, or
frsqusots saloons. billiard halls. railroad car.
trains OF dsp0ts within the Town for that pur
pose.
Any person upon whom shall bc found any
instsun snt or thing for tho commission oi
bsrsisry. or for picking locks or pockets and
Who is unable 70 satisfactorily explain the
parposs Of The sams.
Any psrson who shall bs engaged In any fraud
alsnt scheme. devise or trick upon tho street,
os other pubiic places or elsewhere within III,
town. OF who. BY the aid. uss or manipulation
Of any article or articles. thing or things what
so-vss. in packages, boaes or otherwise arrsnx
-. whereby psrsoas srs induced 10 purchase
asy sueh package, article or thing with the
view u ohssuins any i~~slry or other propsrt,
therein eOotained. or Herewith connected Ia
ssy manner.
Any psrsoa whois what !. known a. "capper
o. "stssrsr" for any gambling house. or room
o. gambling game. or who Is what Is known
- "hoidup", "bunto stsersr". "stroax armed
.ss". "boosissss" OF "plmp".
Any prostitute. bawd ~ iswd woman. or an,
inmate os any hawdy housc OF house of pros,i
tatioo. o. asslsnatlao hoass. who shall bs found
vaedssins shost the streets In shs night tim.
o. frsqssatins public places.
Any psssoss Who shall knowiaxiy associate
viii psesoas having the reputation ot being
thieves, pistpoetsss. sanbisrs, hawd.. pros,i
sssss OF lswd womsa. for the purpose or With
tAs istsas " agree, coospirs or eoufceiesass To
ssthss sos ths psrposs II committing any &C,
which shall b. . wroax " any psrsoa or psopsrt,
~ Injurious " pablo morals.
Bsssios l. Asy psrsoa who shall upoa eoavic
sios q bslss . vsxrant. undsr any ot the pro
visioss os shis ordnance. b fined In . sun
ssS isss shss W dollaru nor more than thrss
husdseA dolisss and shall bs Imprisoned Until
sssh Ass IL paid. sos ssessdins The period oi
stssay days.
Passsd ssd approved this sisth day of April
isti.
WILLIS Il. fAsSErT.
Mayor
Atssss, VIC. SANFORD, Town Recorder.