The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-17
Public Morals

Public morals
The committee on public morals
for the town of Lovelock submitted
the following report, which was ac-
cepted and is hereby made a part of
our regular report, and is as follows,
to wit:
We recommend the enforcement of
the law in the removal of the houses
of prostitution in the town of Lovelock,
Nevada, that are within 1900 feet of
the M. E. church.
We also recommend that the liquor
licenses of all houses of prostitution
In Humboldt county be revoked.
We also recommend that the peace
officers throughout the county furnish
the grand jury with the names of
men living off of the earnings of fall
en- women.
We further recommend that the
peace officers enforce the curfew ordi-
nance in the town of Lovelock, Ne
vada.
The committee on public morals for
the town of Winnemucca submits the
following report, which was accepted
and is hereby made a part of our
regular report, and is as follows, 10
wit:
We, the undersigned committee on
public morals at this session of the
grade jury, respectfully submit the
fa1
tion, and in which we herein enumer-
ate the various measures which we
wish presented to the county COM
missioners of Humboldt county and
which we have adopted as the most
expedient remedy for removing or
lessening the evils now so conspicu-
ously prominent in the town of Win
nemucca.
With all earnestneSs we entreat the
board of county commissioners of this
county to consider the following sug
gestions which we desire adopted by
the board and when enacted to be
carried out to the letter:
We implore that the most drastic
measures be adopted by the board of
county commissioners of this county
for ridding the town of Winnemucca
of undesirable persons, which term
is meant to include all pimps, those
living with prostitutes, and all male
habitues of the red-light district,
whether working or posing as gam
blers. We find that the name black
Leg is more appropriate for many Of
the self-styled gamblers.
So important is the necessity for
ridding the town of the pimp element
that we further ask that the commits
toner's instruct the peace officers OF
the town to carefully gather and COM
pile data regarding all pimps. all men
living with prostitutes, all hangers-on
and male habitues of the red-light
district, together with the names and
data pertaining to all men and women
who are living together as man and
wife, contrary to the moral law and
contrary to the laws of the State Of
Nevada. This data to be furnished as
soon as possible and placed in the
hands of the district attorney, where
it may be presented to the grand jury
should they again be called to per-
petuate this long-desired movement.
1t is the desire of this grand jury,
in session assembled. and which they
recommend to the county commission
ers of this county, that all prostitutes
within the town of Winnemucca be
restricted from living, rooming or
keeping house in any of the hotels or
lodging houses, or in any private
house other than houses and rooms
within the enclosure known as the
red-light district.
We ask that an ordinance be passed
by the board of county commission
ers in reference to the sale of liquors
in booths and cafes, such ordinance to
be the same as the ordinance now in
effect in the town of Lovelock, and
known as ordinance No. 27.
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