The Washington herald., 1917-02-21

the Commissioners in these special regulations
u Any rersol violating any q the rgOvisi1ns Of
any Of the foregoing regulations shall on conriction
IN the Fo'Ice Court Of the District Of Columbia
be liable FOR each and every such ohenss 70 a tine
not 10 exceed one hundred dollars and In tr9Aul.
Of Payment Thereof to tmTrisoumcnt in the work
house not longer than 60 days. provided in the
resolution Of CunETess approved February 6 1917
For the information Of ali Concerned the follow
Ing sections Of the law relative to the maintenance
d public order in the District Of Columbia are in
crded herewith and made part hereof. as follows:
That It shall be unlawful for any person or rsr-
sons within the District o. Columbia to cunsreSate
and assemble in any street, avenue alley road or
highway, or in or around any public building or
mc.os'Te, or any park or reservation OF al the
entrance OF any pubic building or ipcloszTrr and
engage in loud or boisterorJs talking and other dis
oruerly conduct. or ~ insult or make r1de or Oh
soene gestures or comments observations on rer-
Sous passlng hy or in their hearing ~ 10 crowd
obEtruCt inconmode the f-pe use OF apy sIch
foot TaVsments thereof or the free entrance into
any public private building or fncl0slre; that II
shall not be lawful foT any PRISON or persons 70
swear. curse, make use Of sny prufane langusgp
or Indecent or obscene words engage in dso7derly
conduct in any street. avenue. alley road highway
public park. or inclosure public building church or
assembly room, or IN any other public place or IN
any place wheretrum the same may Be heard in Any
street avenue, alley. road highway public parf or
inclosure. or other building, OF In any premises
other than hose where the ofense was committed
under penalty Of not more than TWENTY-FIVE dolsns
for each and every Offense."
That the foIovingdescribed persons in the Dis
trct Of Columbia hereby declared 70 be vzErants:
" Idle persons who. not having visible means Of
support, live without lawful employment; penons
wandering abroad and visiting tipplns shops or
houses Of nlfams. lodging In srocsres outhouses
market places, sheds. barns IN the open air and
not giving a good account Of thenselves: penous
wandering abroad and begging or who 70 about
from door to door place Themselves in the streets
highways. passages or other public places to beg os
receive aims
" AN persons leading an idle immoral or proni-
gate life who have no property TO support them and
who able q body to work and who do nos WORK
lncudins all Iblebodied persons without other visible
means Of support who shall live in idleness upon
the or earnings Of their mother wife or minor
child children
'' Egcry person known TO be a pickpocket thief
burglar, or confidence operator either By bis own
confession by his having been convicted in the
Distuct Of Columbia or elsewhere Of either Of such
offsnses, and having visible or lawful means of
support. when found lettering around IN ans build
Ing park highway, street avenue alley or rsssrrz-
tion, steamboat landing. zilroad depot station,
banking institution. brokers' Office placs Of sn1ns.-
nsnt, nasu saras sasp. puhiio pa.os. a -oHaaA1