Evening star., 1917-05-28

@ Street NV. from 7th Street to 14th Street.
Street, NV. from 7th Street to Madison
Place.
| street NV, from 9Th Street to 14th Street.
SO. No driver of public vehicle. while await
| ing employment by passengers. shaft stand on
any public street or place. or establish stand
stands approved by the Commissioners of the
| District Of Columbia. and on Day Of Parade all
the traffic regulations established by the Com
missioners in these special regulations.
40. ANY PERSON VIOLATING ANY OF THE
| REGULATIONS SHALL. ON CONVICTION IN
/ THE POLICE COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA. BE LIABLE FOR EACH AND
EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. AND IN
DEFAULT OF PAYMENT THEREOF TO I'M
LONGER THAN 60 DAYS. AS PKoviDED IN
| THE RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS. APPROVED
| FEBRUARY 20. 1917.
Al. For the information Of all concerned the
| following sections Of the law relative to the
| maintenance Of public order in the District Of
| Columbia are included herewith and made Il
That 1t shall be unlawful for any person or
persons within the District of Columbia to CON
| ley, road or highway, In or around any pub
| lie building or inclosure, any park or rese.-
vation, or at the entrance of any public build
| Ing or inclosure, and engage in loud or bo.s-
ferrous talking and other dsorderly conduct, to
! insult or make rude or obscene gestures COM
ments or observations on persons passing by or
/ in their hearing, or to crowd, obstruct, or In
commOde the free use of any such street ave-
nue.. alley road highway or any Of the foot
pavements thereof. or the free entrance into any
public building or private building inclosure
| that 1t shall not be lawful for any person or
persons to swear. curse, make use of any
profane language Or indecent or obscene words
| or engage in dsorderly conduct in any street.
Avenue; alley; ,,r road ;, highway public park
] room. or in any other public place. or in any
place wherefrom the same may be heard in any
street, avenue. alley. road, highway public park
incIOSurp. in
ises other than those where the offense was com
mitted under penalty Of not more than twenty
five dollars for each and every Onense"
That the following -destyiGed persons in the
District Of Columbia hereby declared to be
vagrants:
" Idle persons who, not having visible means
OF support. live without lawful employment; per
| sons wandering abroad and visiting tipping
shops or houses Of i'll fame or lodging in grocer,
| les. outhouses market places. Sheds barns or in
| the open air and not giving good account of
themselves; persons wandering abroad and beg
themselves in the streets. highways, passages or
| other public places to beg or receive aims
:" All persons leading an idle immoral or
profigate life who have property to slpport
! them, and who are able of body to work and
| sons without other visible means Of support, who
shall live In idleness upon the wages or earn
| ings of their mother. wife minor child or
'' Every person known to be n pickpocket
thief. burglar or confidence operator. either by
victed in the District of Columbia or elsewhere
| If either of such ofenses and having no yisibl.
OF lawful means or support, when found lettering
| around In any building. park. highway, street
avenue. alley. or reservation. steamboat landing.
railroad depot, station. banking institution,
brokers Office. place of amusement, room, store.
| shop, public place. omnibas or other
vehicle. or at any public gathering or assembly
| '' Persons upon whom shall be found any in
| strument, tool or other implement used for the
commission Of burglary the commission of any
locks or pockets who shall fail to give a good
| account of the possession of the same and oIl
persons who by the common law are yarranfs
whether embraced in any Of the foregoing classi.
| hcatfons not
| :" That every person in the District of Copm.
bia who shall he convicted of vagrancy under tle
provisions of this act shall be required to enter
into security In a sum not exceeding $500 CON
ditioned upon his good behavior and industry
for q period OF one year, and IL he shall fail to
workhouse of the said District for n term not
to exceed one year. The security mentioned shall
be in the nature of recOgnzance of the his.
trfct of Columbia with n surety or srreties to hs
approved by the Police Court of the said District
| In which court all prosecutions under this nc:
shall be conducted in the manner now provided
| by law for the prosecution of onepses against
the laws and ordinances Of the said District hnt
| nothing contained In section Al of the C,si. ~
| Laws for the District of Columbia shall i,e sn
| construed ms to create or give to the accused In
prosecutions rnder this act any right 10 trial Ia.
jury not existing hy force of the (.Onstjttinn -,
the United States =" "
BY order:
LOUIS BROWNLOW.
| CHARLES W. KUTZ
Commissioners of the
DANIEL J. DONOVAN, - e''unio'a'
Secretary, board of Commissioners os the
District Of Columbia.