Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-30
AN ORDINANCE.

An ordinance defining "hOuSPs of pros
titutiCn or i'll fame and designation
places and houses, prohibiting and
SURPRISING the same, declaring them
to be a nuisance to the public, ini-
mical to public health and morals,
and prohibiting any person, associa-
ton of persons, firm or corporation
from renting or leasing any house,
apartment or room or other place to
no used for the purpose of prostitu-
ton or -aSsignsFion or lewd or other
authorize or permit the occupancy of
any house, apartment or place for
such unlawful purpose; and declaring
| the operation of all such indecent
acts and practices within the limits
of the parish of Vermilion, Louisiana,
to be unlawful and providing a per,
atty for the violation of this ORDI-
NANCE.
WHEREAS, houses of prostitution.
assignation houses, bawdy houses and
other apartments or places of i'll fame
and lewd and indecent practices kent
for the convenience of persons desiring
unlawful sexual intercourse are ross
and intolerable public nuisance inimical
to the public health and morals, espec-
iallv to the Younger generation, and
WHEREAS, the policy of the par
ls1es generally in Louisiana is to up.
root and destroy such vicious practices.
and further that the National Governs
ment of the United States has found il
to be imperative to eliminate such vice
conditions from the vicinity of the
training camps of the country. and
Whereas, if such procedure against |
his vice is essential for health and |
moral welfare of the soldiers composing
me army being raised it is equally good |
or the protection of the public gener-
Nv.
Section l. BE 1T ORDAINED by
he Police jury of the Parish of Yer
"ilion, Louisiana, that a "House of
PROSTITUTION" is defined to by svnonv
nous with the terms designation
H"usc y, 'bawlv house,. place of i'll
-enute" and "house of i'll lame. and
hat all such places, houses, apartments
l2i rooms used for such unlawful pur
- Ses, are defined to be place, room or
ifartment or house kept for the con.
-elience and shelter Of persons dcsir
ng unlawful sexual intercourse. and in ,
which such intercourse is practiced ,
See. , BE it further ordained, etc
That all houses, rooms, apartments or +
ther places of any kind or character I
Fhatever in the limits of the Parish of 5
'ermilion, Louisiana, used for the pur- r
use OF prostitution or assignation or g
Their lewd or indecent act, whether =
ituated in district heretofore estab- @
shed or permitted or elsewhere. be !,
nj the same are 1ereby ordered closed, v
rohlbited and suppressed for such pur-
oSes and the use Of any such house. b
rartment, room or place for the pur- !:
oSe of prostitution or designation or I,
Their lewd or indecent act is prohibited
See. }. Be it further ordained, That n
shall be unlawful for any person. =,
SsociatiOn Of persons, firm or corpor- a,
ton to keep, run, conduct or maintain V
ny house, room, apartment or other in
ace used for the purpose Of pros.i r,
ltlon or as place Of designation or Oh
her lewd or indecent. act within the In
mits Of tle Parish Of Vermilion. La or
Sec. 4. Be il further ordained, That ar
shall be unlawful for any person, or
sociation of persons, firm or corpor. as
ion TO rent or lease or build or have &
tilt any house, apartment, room or to
her place knowing that the same will an
used for the purpose of prostitution d.
as a place of designation or lcwd or
her indecent or to otherwise know inc
glv authorize or permit the occupancy
any house, apartment, room or other ri,
ace or other lewd or indecent act Is
tain the limits Of the parish of Yer Sta
lion, Louisiana, and that it shall be col
lawful fer any person to use or oc ers
Dv any hotel, house, room or other ON,
Hiding or place for the purpose Of arr
,stituticn, designation OF other lewd fea
indecent act within the limits of sto
SAID Parish lon
see. 5. Be ii further ordained, That rla
r persons found violating any of the am
visions of this ordinance shall be cut
ID not less than-Twenty-Five (s25) !
liars and not more than One Hun.
d (s100) Dollars, or be imprisoned
less than ten days nor more than T
Tty days in the discretion Of the u.