The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
Proposed Ordinance No. Is
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO vAGRANCY WITHIN
THE CITY OF ELY

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELY DO ORDAIN:
SECTION l. The following persons shall be deemed to b
and they are declared to be Migrants:
All persons who idle dssOlute, or who abOu
begging runa-ways; piferers common drunkards lewd
and lascivous persons in speech behavor for
tune tellers and other persons of like type;
Persons who habitualy neglectfu of their employ
ment their calling and do not provide properly for them
selves for the support of their families persons who
habua drunkards and neglect refuse to support then
families In proper manner;
who idle dssoute and who neglect all law
full business and who habualy spend their time by fire
quentng houses of i'll fame gaming houses places OF like
type;
Persons lodging in found in the night time in out
houses sheds barns or occupied buildings lodging il
open air without being able to give good account
themselves;
Persons who have contracted infectious other dis
in the practice of drunkenness debauchery requiring
charitable aid to restore them to health;
Male persons who live wholly in part the earnings
prostitution who solicit any public place for mmora
purposes male person who lives with Is habltually
the company of prostitute and has visible means
support shall be deemed living the earning of prostitu
ton;
Common prostitutes who shall be found wandering abou
the streets or lettering about any restaurant lodgns
house. saloon other public place within the City of Ely
Females who shall be found wandering about the streets
and addressing male persons for purposes OF soliciting thu
committing of lewd indecent unlawful act for the
purposes entcg any male person into house of prost
tuition or other place for any unlawful purpose
Persons known to be pick pockets thieves burglars OF
confidence men, having visible or lawful of sup
port when found lettering around any steamboat landing
place of public hotel store shop crowded thor
oughfare, any public gathering assemblage; pro
vided however that this section shall not apply to
such person unless he has been convicted OF the onse which
would make him known such person. and shall not apply
person who has been prison for such oense who
after being released from such imprisonment has been
gagged lawful employment and shall not in any ap
ply such person until than thirty days have elapsed
since being released from such imprisonment
Persons engaged in practicng attempting any trick
device to procure money things Of value if such trick
device public ofense by statute ordinance and
persons engaged in socltng procuring or attempting
solicit procure money other things OF value by falsely
pretending representing themselves to be blind deaf
dumb without legs to be otherwise physically
deficient to be suffering from any physical defect OF
deformity;
Persons who do not have any visible of support
who idly loer about the city in stores saloons other
public places who found lettering respassing
public private proper or persons who may be found
having their possession instrument or thing used OF
calculated be used in committing burglary larceny or
crime whatsoever
SECTION g. Any person within the City of Ely who
any of the named in Section of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty Of vagrancy hereby pro
City of Ely shall have the right to enter building where
an act vagrancy defined this ordinance being
ed on where persons known suspected Of being
engaged any of vagancy for the purpose of
hendng such person. either with or without warrants OF
arrest.
SECTION g. The Chief of Police of the City of Ely is
hereby authorized require persons suspected of evil design
and who can give satisfactory account of themselves
to leave the City within twentyfour hours after notice
such notice shall upon complaint and proof thereof duly
before the Municipal Court of the City of Ely unless
therein he satisfactorily accounts for himself be punished
vagrant.
SECTION A. 1t shall be unlawful for any person. ether
by word of mouth in writing within the City of Ely, to
advocate or teach whether gain or gratutously the
necessity or propriety of crime violence OF
accomplishing industrial political ends; and any
violating this section of this ordinance shall be guilty OF
vagrancy subject to the penalties of this ordinance
SECTION g. 1t shall be unlawful for any person. either
by word of mouth in writing within the City of Ely to
advocate or teach whether for gain gratuitousy the
violation disregard Of any duty obligation imposed
upon person class OF by any statute OF the
State of Minnesota of the United Sates and any
violating this section of this ordinance shall be guilty OF
vagrancy subject to the penalties of this ordinance
SECTION g. 1t shall be unlawful for any person. either
by written printed matter by oral speech within the
City Ely advise advocate whether for gain gratu
ousy that citizens of the State of Minnesota shall not
should not aid assist the United States prosecuting
carrying with the public enemies of the United
States and any person violating this section OF this ord
nance shall guilty of vagrancy subject to the penalties
of this ordinances citizen Of this state for the purpose Of