The Washington times., 1917-02-20
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE

OF Columbia are included, herewith and made
part hereof. as follows:
That Il shall be unlawful for any person
or persons within the District OF Columbia
to congregate and. assemble In any street,
avenue, alley, road, or highway, or In or
around any public building or inclosure, or
any park or reservation, or at the entrance
OF any public building or inclosure. and en-
gage In loud or boisterous talking and other
disorderly conduct, or to insult or make
rude or obscene gestures or comments, or
observations on persons passing by or In their
hearing. or to crowd, obstruct, or incom-
mode 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 or private building or IN
closure; that IT shall not be lawful for any
person or persons to swear. curse, or make
use Of any profane language, or Indecent or
obscene words. or engage In disorderly con-.
duct In any street, avenue, alley, road, high
way, public park, or inclosure, public build
ing, church, assembly room, or In any
other public place, or in any place where
from the same may be heard In any street
avenue, alley, road. highway. public park,
or inclosure, or other building. or in any
premises other than those where the onense
was committed. under penalty OF not more
than twenty-five dollars for each and every
offense"
THAT the following described persons in
the District Of Columbia are hereby declared
10 be vagrants:
Idle persons who, not having visible
means OF support, live without lawful en-
ployment; persons wandering abroad ana
or lodging in groceries, outhouses, market
places. sheds, barns, or In the open air ana
not giving a good account OF themselves;
persons wandering abroad and begging. or
themselves in the streets, highways, passages,
or other public places to beg or receive aims
:" All persons leading an Idle; immor.d; H.
support them and who are able OF body 10
work and who do not work. including All
able-bodied persons without other visible
- y1a hal tdlRnAg9
upon the wages or earnings Of their moth
er. wife, or minor child or children
Every person known to be pickpocket,
thief, burglar. confidence operator. either
by his own confession or by his having been
convicted In the District Of Columbia or
elsewhere Of either Of such offenses. and
having no visible or lawful means Of sup
port when found lettering around in any
building, park, highway. street, avenue
alley, or reservation, steamboat landing. rail-
road depot, station, banking institution
brokers' offce place Of amusement, room,
store. shop, public place. or car or omnibus or
other vehicle. or at any public gathering or
assembly.
"sPersons upon whom shall be found any
instrument tool, or other implement used
for the commission of burglary or the COM
or for picking locks or pockets who shall
fall to give a good account of the possession
OF the same, and all persons who by the
not " ~
+" That every person in the DISTRICT of
Columbia who shall be convicted OF va
grancy under the provisions Of this Act shall
be required to enter into security in sum
not exceeding hve hundred dollars, condi-
toned upon his good behavior and industry
for a period of one year, and II he shall
fail to give such security he shall be COM
mitted to the wor<house In the said District
for a term not to exceed one year. The
security herein mentioned shall be In the
nature Of a recognizance to the District OF
Columbia with a surety or sureties to be ap-
proved by the police court Of the said Dis
trict, in which court all prosecutions under
this Act shall be conducted In the manner
now provided by law for the prosecution Of
offenses against the laws and ordinances OF
the said District, but nothing contained In
section a Of the Code Of Laws for the Dis
trfct Of Columbia shall be construed as
to create or give to the accused. in prosecu-
tion under this Act. any right to- trial by
Jury not existing by force Of the Constitution
Of the United States"