Douglas Island news., 1915-10-27
Ordinance No, 49

OIQlLldllOC lFOf f/ Defining certain misdemeauors and prescrib- ing punishment therefor.
 The town of Douglas does ordain as follows;
 ASSAULT AND BATTERY
 SECTION .-It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to assault another COT threaten another in mcuacing manner or to strike or wound another in any manner.
 1NrBHFEBENoE WITH SCHOOLS
 SECTION 9. 1t shall be unlawful for any person or persons, within the corporate liiu- its of the town of Douglas, Go cause a dls- turbauce at a school house, or GO use violent, harsh OF threatening language to teacher or pupil of any school, at the school house. or on the grounds thereof
 KEEPING BAwDY HOUSE
 SECTION B. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons Co open Keep or SeC ul,, any house of III fame, .brothel or bawdy house for the purpose Of prOstitu1on' Ior- nicatiou or lewducss. within the corporate limits of the town oi Douglas.
 COMMON FAME DEEMED EVIDENCE SECTION I. In an cases of prosecution under the last preceding section Of this or- dinance. common fame shall be competent evidence In support or complaint, and every house or place used for the purposes of prostitution. fOruiC0tiOu or lcWdness, within the town of Douglas, shall be taken and deemed tO be baWdy house within the meaning of the last section of this ordinance and any person residing iu any such house with a knowledge of its character, shall be couclusiyely presumed GO keep the same MAKING ROADS IN GRAyEYARDs -TREsPAss-
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 SECTION 8. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, other than am officer ou lawful business, without authority granted by law, or without the consent or the prop rrty owner. to open or make any hlghWay street, road, railway, or anything m the na- ture of public or private easement, over, in, through or upon any enclosure or yard used for the burial of the dead, within the corporate limits of the town of Douglas, or to begin to open or make any such easement over. in, through or upon any such enclos- ure or yard. or Go place therein any signs or notices, or GO in any other manner trespass therein, without authority of low or per- mission from the owners thereof or the com mon council.
 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SECTION G. It shall be unlawful for any person Go crueliy beat or torture any dumD animal, whether belonging Co himself or to another, within Che corporate limits or the town of Douglas.
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 SECTION 2. It shall be unlawful for. any minors within the corporate limits or the town of Douglas, tO be upon the streets or said town # such minors are under the age of ll years. after the hour of nine o'clock D.. m, unless accompanied by their parents or guardians.
 DIsCHABGING FIREARMS
 SECTIONS. 1t shall be unlawful for any person tO discharge or lire any rifle, pistol, .run or other hrearm, or to discharge or eX- plode any explosive within the corporate limits or the town of Douglas without first obtaining permission from the common council or city marshall
 FAST DRIVING SECTION 9. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons Co ride or drive any horse mule, or other animal, within the corporate limits of the town of Douglas at a gait fast CT than five miles an hour, unless the same be done for the purpose of assisting the Fire Department iu eNtinguishing fire.
 vAGRANcy ] SECTION 10 That all idle or dissolute per- sons who have no visible means of support or lawful occupation or employment by which tO earn a living, and all able bodied persons who shall be found begging the means of support iu public places ur from . house GO house, Or who shall procure child or children SO GO do. and all male persons who live in houses of ill repute. Cr who are employed iu any manner i'm any house of prostitution or baWdy house, shall be deem ed yagrants and to have violated the pro visions of this section, and upon conviction thereof before the Municipal Magistrate, shall be punished as hereinafter provided, MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
 SECTION n. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to maliciOusiy break any door or window or otherwise iuiure any building OF structure within the corporate limits of the town of Douglas.
 CONSTRUCTIONS ON STREETS ] SECTION 12. It shall be unlawful for any perScn to erect any structure, or to place anything iu the nature of am obstruction, or any telephone pole, electric light pole tele- graph pole, sewer or water pipe, rail or tramw0y in any of the streets or alleys of the town of Douglas without having first ob- taiued express permission SO to do from the . common council.
 RULING SEA GULLs. ETC.
 SECTION 13 It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully kill, iujure. pursue, take or destroy in any muuuer within the corpOr- ate limits of the town of Douglas, any sea gull or raven.