The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23

VINO stand, loiter or stroll about In any place
Ia SAID city awaiting or seeking an opp0r-
tunity TO secure money or other valuable
thing or things from others by trick or
fraud, or to aid or assist therein: All per-
sons who shall engage In any fraudulent
scheme, device or trick to obtain money
os ot me, valuable thing. in any place in
sara city, or aid or abet or In any manner
De concerned therein; all ropers, stesrers
or cappers, 30 called. for any gambling room
Of OF h mouse or for any gambling, game, trick
OF oeVce, or who shall engage In any such
practice In any public street In said cfty:
all persons found lettering about In any
notei, block, common hsr room. dram shop.
gambling house or being in or lettering about
any disorderfy house or wandering about
tne streets, either by night or day, without
any iawiui means OF support or without
bimss, Sp,e 20 give a satisfactory account OF
nimseit OF herself; all persons found loitef-
ing In or about any railroad depot or rail-
road cars. or any dwelling house without
S Serns ape TO give satisfactory account of
himself or herself; all persons that show
sell or offer for sale. or exhibit any Indecent
or obscene pictures, drawing engrayinr
SooK or pamphlet In said city shall ba
deemed disorderiy persons and upon, con-
viction thereof shall be punished as provided
by section six of this ordinance
Section g. No person shall permit any
indecent, loud or boisterous noise or any
nshting, quarreling or disturbance about
ms or her home, tavern, inn, saloon, shop
once, residence place of business or
permit persons to congregate therein, or
or citizens or others. Any person violating
any of the terms of this section shall be
deemed disorderly person. and on convic-
ton shall be punished as provided by sec
ton six OF this ordinance.
Section 3. No person or persons shah fire
or shoot OF any gun air gun. spring gun
or other dangerous weapon or instrument
In any OF the streets, avenues lanes alleys
or public places In the City OF Owosso, nor
shall any person or persons engage in any
sport, amusement or pastime in or upon any
public street or place in said city having
a tendency to frighten teams or horses or
dangerous to life property. Any person
violating any of the provisions OF this Sec
ton shall be deemed disorderiy person
ana on conviction thereof shall be punished
as provided by section six of this ordinance
Section 4. No person owning. renting or
occupying any building, room or rooms Ia
said city shall allow such building, room or
rooms to be used as place or places OF
designation or as a place or places for the
resort or common prostitutes, nor shall per
init persons having the name and reputa-
ton OF being common prostitutes to con
gregate and assemble. visit or remain ia
or about such place places, with knowl-
edge Of the reputation Of such persons. Amy
person violating any of the provisions vot
this section shall be deemed a disorderly
person and on conviction thereof shall ba
punished as provided by section six Of thia
ordinance.
Section 5. No proprietor or keeper of a
saloon, his or her servant. agent or bar
tender shall knowingly permit persons hav-
ing the name or reputation of being COM
mon prostitutes to congregate, assemble,
visit remain In about such saloon or
place used In connection Herewith in this
city. Any person violating any Of the pro-
visions OF this section shall be deemed a
disorderly person and on conviction thereof
shall be punished as provided by section SIX
of this ordinance
Section 6. Any person persons who
shall violate any OF the provisions of this
ordinance shall upon conviction thereof be
punished by a fine of not more than One
Hundred Dollars together with the costs
of prosecution. or by Imprisonment in the
county Jail OF Shiawassee County for
period OF not to exceed sixty days, or By
both such fine and Imprisonment in the
discretion OF the court.
Section T. All ordinances or parts of or
dinances in sny way contravening the pro-
visions Of this ordinance hereby re-
pealed.
Section s. This ordinance shall take effect
twenty days after the date of Its adoption.
Passed and approved August 18th, A. D.
1912
GEO. w. CLARK, Mayor.
Attest: :
ARTHUR H. DUMoND, City Clerk