Douglas Island news., 1915-10-20
Ordinance No, 49

Defining certain misdemeouors and prescrlD- ing punishment therefor
 The town of Douglas does ordain as iouo"s'
 ASSAULT AND BATTERY
 SECTION It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to assault announcer ol threaten another in meuaclng manner ". to strike or wound another m any mouii0i'
 INTERFERENCE WITH SCHOOLS
 SECTION 9. 1t shall be unlawful for any person or persons, within the corporate lim- its of the town of Douglas, Go cause uls- turbance at O school house, or to use Ylol9nU, harsh or threatening language to teacheI or pupil of any school, at the school house' or on the grounds thereof.
 KEEPING BAwDY HOUSE
 SECTION 8. It shall be unlawful for any pprson or persons tO open, keep, or set upt any house of III fame, brothel or DaWoy house, for the purpose of prostitution, Tor nicatiOn or leWdness, within the corporate limits of the town of Douglas
 COMMON FAME DEEMED EVIDENCE SECTION 4. In all cases of prosecution under the last preceding section of this or- dinauce, common fame shall be competent evidence in support or complalht, hhu every house or place used Tor the purposes within the town of Douglas, shall be taken and deemed to be bawdy house Wlt1lh the meaning of the last section of this ordinance ond any person residing in any such mousse with a knowledge of its character shall be conclusively presumed to keep the same. MAKING ROADS IN GRAyEYARDs Ds-rREsPAss-
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 SECTION g., It shall be unlawful for any persOu or persons, other than an omcer on iawful business without authority granted by law, or without the consent or Int prop ertv owner. to open or make any highway street, road, railway, or anything m the ha- ture of public or private easement, over; in, through or upon any enclosure or yaIu q a h. N..r.r If.F corDOr0te limits of the town or Douglas, or to begin to open or make any such easement over, in, through or upon any such euclos- nrp Or ward. or to place therein any signs or notices, or to in any other manner trespass therein, without authority of law or per- mission from the owners thereof or the com mon council.
 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
 SECTION 6. It shall be unlawful for any person to cruelty beat or torture any dumb animal. whether belonging to himself or to another, within the corporate limits or the town of Douglas.
 CURFEW
 SECTION .. It shall be unlawful for any minors within the corporate limits or the town of Douglas, to be upon the streets of said town if such minors are under the age of 1i years, after the hour of nine clock D. m., unless accompanied by their parents or guardians
 D1scHARGING FIREARMS
 SECTION 8. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or fire any rifle, pistol, srun or other frearm. or GO discharge or eN- plode any explosive within the corporate limits of the town of Douglas without hrst obtaining permission from the common council or city marshal
 FAST DRIVING
 SECTION g. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons GO ride or drive any horse mule, or other animal, within the corporate limits of the town of Douglas at gait fast CT than five miles am hour, unless the same be done for the purpose of assisting the flre Department in eNtinguishing hre
 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 W hO shall be found begging the means of support in pu3hc places or rom house to house or who shall procure child or children SO to do, aud all male persons who live in houses of i'll repute, CT who are employed iu any manner in any house or 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 Co maliciously break any door OF wiudo or otherwise iujure any 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 in the nature of am obstruction, or any telephone pole, electric light pole, tele- graph pole, sewer or water pipe, rail or tramway in any of the streets or alleys of the town of Douglas without having first ob- tained express permission SO Go do from the common council.
 KILLING SEA GULLs. ETC. ] SECTION l3. It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully kill, iujure, pursue, take or destroy in any manner within the cOrpor- ate limits of the town of Douglas, any sea