Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-30

AppTONtU -
JOHN B. MESERVE,
fPublished in The Tulsa Daily World, Nov
90, 80 and Dec lst 1917. World Pub
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ORDINANCE NO 1892.

City Attorney.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1892.
An ordinance declaring i unlawtgl for
Oklahoma. to publish, circulate or dis
tribute any literature of seditious
character, also declaring 1t unlawful for
any person to speak or address any gath
ering in a seditious or inflRmmatory
manner: providing penalty for the vo'
lation OF this ordinance, and declaring an
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF TIE CITY OF
TULSA, OKLAHOMA:
SECTION l. 1t shall be unlawful and
misdemeRnor for any person 10 publish, cir
cuiate or distribute within the City OF Tulsa,
Oklahoma, any literature of sedllous char'
acter literature which shows by iis con,
tents that its author or publisher Is dlsioyai
to the government of the United States OF
America, or any literature the contents OF
which encourages or fosters disloyalty TO
the government of said United States, or lit
erature which advocates resistance to any
rules or measures put In force by ory oitl,,
cials OF the United States, or laws enacted
or which may be enacted by the Congress OF
the United States for the defense OF the
United States or for the conservation OF the
supplies or resources thereof, or the proper
prosecution Of any war that the United States
may be engaged in or any literature the con
tents Of which shall in any way be OF such
degree OF disloyalty or SO inflammsble in its
nature or character as TO cause the same 10
be barred from the mails OF the United
States.
SECTION 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person in the City OF Tulsa, Oklahoma, to
! utter, speak or publish any speech address
or conversation of seditious character TO
| three or more, persons gathered together,
which speech, address or conversation shows
that It's author is disloyal 10 the government
Of the United States OF America, or any
Gates or encourages disloyalty to the gov
ernment OF the United States or resistance to
any law, measure or order enacted, promul
gated or put In force, or hereafter enacted
promulgated or put in force by the Congress
of the United States, Or any office thereof
with proper authority intended as q ma
tional defense measure or for the conserva.
tion OF the resources and supplies OF said
| United States or Ne proper prosecution OF
any war that the United States may be en-
gagged in
SECTION O. Any person violating any Of
the provisions OF this ordinance shall be
| guilty OF q mi emeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined In any sum OF not more
than one Hundred Dollars (sl00), and each
lnfraction Of the foregoing ordinance shall
be deemed separate offense.
| SECTION L. That an emergency exists
for the preservation OF the public peace and
! snfety by reason whereof this ordinance snail
take effect from and after its passage, ap'
Iproval and publication.
| PASSED, and the emergency clause ruled
OF November, 1917.
APPROVED this 27th day Of November,
1917. j. IL. SIMMONS.
| Attest: - mayor
FRANK NEwKIRK,
Citv Auditor.
N'' JOHN b. .MEsERvE,
] City Attorney.