The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-04-16
ORDINANCE NO. Is

UkUINANCE NU. Is
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING
A RESTRICTED DISTRICT WITH
IN THE LIMITS OF THE TowN
OF wINNEMUcCA, IN HUM
BoLDT COUNTY, FOR THE oc-
CUPATIoN OF PROSTITUTION,
MAKING PROSTITUTION A
NUISANCE AND PROHIBITING
PROSTITUTION AT ANY PLACE
WITHIN THE LIMITS OF SAID
TOWN NOT WITHIN SAID RE-
sTRIcTED DISTRICT, AND PRO-
vIDING A PENALTY FOR vIO-
LATIONS THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NE
VADA:
Section /. A Restricted District is
hereby established within the town
limits of the Town of Winnemucca, in
said county, for the occupation Of
prostitution, as follows, towit: Com
mencing at a point on the east bank
of the Humboldt river, four hundred
yards northerly from the most north
erly corner of lot eight, in block u, of
the original TOWNSHIP Of said town,
and at a point on the waters edge OF
said bank at low water; hence run
ming due cas- to the southeast bound
ary line of lot FIVE, in block twenty
seven, in said town; thence north
easterly along the southeast bound
airy line ~(extended) of said lot five,
for a distance of three hundred feet;
thence northwesterly on a line at
right angles to said last named line,
to the east bank of said Humboldt
river and to a point at the waters
edge of said bank at low water;
thence southwesterly along the east
bank Of said river, and along the wa
ter's edge at low water, to the point
of beginning. Said restricted district
shall be so enclosed by a board fence
at least seven feet high, SO as to OBJ
struct the view from Second street in
said town, and from the county road
extending northeasterly therefrom
towards the town of Golconda.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for
any owner, or agent of any owner, or
any other person, to keep any house
Of ill-fame or Of prostitution, or to
let or rent to any person whomsoever,
for any length Of time whatever, to
be kept or used as q house of ill-fame,
or resort for the purposes Of prostitu-
ton, any house, room, or other struc-
ture, situated either partly or Who'll
ly, outside of the limits of said re-
stricted district, and within the tow
limits of the said Town Of Winnie
mucca.
Section 8. It shall be unlawful for
any person whomsoever to conduct q
house of prostitution to engage in
the occupation Of prostitution for any
length of time whatever at any place
outside of the limits Of said restrict
ed district and within the town limits
of said Town of Winnemucca.
Section A.. The keeping of a house
of ill-fame or of prostitution, or the
letting or renting to any person
whomsoever, to be kept or used as a
house Of ill-fame or resort for the
purposes of prostitution any house,
room, or other structure, situated eth
err partly or wholly outside of the lin
its of said restricted district and with
in the town limits of the said Town OF
W~innemucca, or the conducting Of q
house of prostitution or the engaging
IN tHe occupation VI PtOotitutiou "
any length of time whatever, at any
place outside of the limits of said re-
stricted district and within the town
limits of the said Town of Winnemuc-
ca, shall be deemed a nuisance and a
violation of this ordinance and pun
ishable as such.
Section 5. Any person, firm or cor
poration who shall violate any pro-
vision of this ordinance shall be pun
ished by a fine of not less than fifty
(50) dollars, nor more than FIVE hun
bred dollars or imprisoned in the
county Jail of Humboldt county, Ne
vada, for a period Of not less than
twenty-five days nor more than six
months, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment, at the discretion of the
Court.
Section 6. This ordinance shall
take effect on the first day Of July,
A. d. 1914.
Passed by the Board of County
Commissioners Of Humboldt county,
Nevada, April 8, A. d. 1914.
G. f. HAVILAND,
JAS. p. BYRNES,
County Commissioners of Humboldt
County, Nevada.
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