Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27
Ordinance No. 8.

An Ordinance relative to the pre-
vention of vice and immortality, and
the preservation of the public peace.
The Common Council of the city of
Hurley do ordain as follows:
Section l. No person shall wilfully
assault another in said city, or be Ell
gagged in, or aid or abet any fight,
quarrel or other disturbance in said
city.
Section 2 No person shall permit
any indecent conduct, loud or bolster
Gus noise, or any fighting, quarreling
or disturbance in or about his house,
tavern, inn, saloon, cellar shop, Office
or place of business in said city; nor
permit persons to congregate therein
to the disturbance of others; nor per-
NIT drunkards, intoxicated persons,
persons having the reputation or
name OF being prostitutes, or other
disorderly persons to congregate, as
semble, visit or remain therein.
Section 8. No person shall make or
create any improper noise, disturb
ance or riot, or be engaged in any IL
legal or improper diversion, nor shall
use any indecent, abusive, insulting
or immoral language, or be guilty of
any indecent, insulting, abusive or i'm
moral conduct or behavior in any pub
lie street or public place or elsewhere
in said city.
Section 4. No drunkards, intoxicat-
ed persons, common prostitutes or dis
orderly persons shall congregate, re-
sort to, assemble or remain in any of
the places mentioned and described
in section two of this ordinance; and
no persons shall collect in crowds or
bodies for any unlawful or mischiev-
Gus purposes in any place in said city,
nor collect in crowds on any street or
other public place in said city to the
annoyance of others.
Section 5. Any person who shall be
guilty of keeping or maintaining or
being an inmate of or in any way con-
nected with, or in anyway contribute
to the support of any house of i'll
fame or place for the practice of for
nicatiOn or lewdness, or knowingly
own or be interested as proprietor or
landlord of any such house shall, on
conviction thereof, pay a fine of not
less than twenty-five dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars, together
with the costs of prosecution, and in
default of such payment shall be COM
mitted TO the county Jail of the coun-
ty Of Iron until such fine and costs be
paid, but not to exceed ninety days.
Section 6. Any person found in
any public place in said city in such
state of intOxication as to disturb
others or unable by reason of his con
dition to care for his own safety or
the safety of others shall, upon con-
yiction thereof be punished by fine
not exceeding twenty-five dollars and
costs OF prosecution, or by imprison-
ment in the county Jail of the county
OF Iron for not more than ten days.
and in default of payment of fine and
costs shall be committed to the coun-
ty jail OF the county of Iron until such
fine and costs be paid not to exceed
thirty days.
Section 7. Any person violating
any of the provisions of section one to
four inclusive of this ordinance shall,
upon conviction thereof pay a fine of
not less than five nor more than fifty
dollars together with costs of prosecu-
ton, and default of payment of such
fine and costs shall be committed to
the county Jail of the county Of Iron
until such fine and costs be paid, not
exceeding sixty days.
Section 8. This ordinance shall
take effect from and after its passage
and publication.
Adopted by the Common Council of
the city of Hurley at a session thereof
held this 18th day of April, 1918.
HENRY MEADE, Mayor.