The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-19
Ordinances of Early Tulsa,
Many Still in Full Effect,
Forgotten or Not Enforced
~ Of these Might Be Wisely Brought Into Popular
'Isaee But Many of Them Would Be Loudly Condemned
e Police Officers Rudely Announced Their Existence

. is unlawful to drive their cars
i.,.r "a funeral procession unless
..y Urst obtain the consent OF
'",.. ,fgccr? Most persons refrain
s, lufprrupung a procession on
..r .wn volitiOn, principally be-
ln, M, heir respect for the recog-
.1u,F .amiscradness of n funeral
in,''..r there are some drivers to
~, PROCESSION is simply a line
c,rs and they break through as
gtap as an opening appears,
,rsardug 20 tho city ordinances
.,rrr.4 vehicles Of the police and
s'ro dpulrfments and underwriters
l,fsra corps. emergency repair We
ti-t.a OF street railways and public
4 ,irb,ire companies, United states
,,,au vehicles, and ambulances shall
t., tHa rIrnt-of-wav in any street
and through any procession, When
tbs REGULAR course OF their duty;
,obfe.a other than those men
,i,ro9 I'M this section shall be driven
.sr,usl "a procession except with
,bo nern'ssIDn OF a police officer"
casual perusal of the complied
ordipauuss OF this city reveals nu-
,,orous sections which most citizens
a, moi know are in existence. Most
W. them are enforced while others
oorarontiy nave been construed by
offrials for many years as optional
ord mot mandatory. The average
citizen knows into which classifica-
,i,r each belong when he reads II.
Might BE Well Enforced.
Ono section prohibits the gather
t,g Of three or more persons on a
nubfie sidewalk. Still another was
rsssed 10 prevent the discharge of
firelrms within tho city limits.
Few por41us know there Is a Jim
Grow" ordinance separating the
white and colored races insofar as
their places OF residence are con-
few sections, the contents OF
which are unknown to a substan-
tlal majority Of Tulsans, have been
selected from the volume of COM
nlled ordinances and are reprinted
herewith Most Of these ordinances
we're passed during Tulsa's early
DAYS;
1T shall be unlawful for any per-
son 10 fire off, or discharge any
cannon, gun or fowllng piece. pistol
or any other firearm of any desCrip-
ton. or to fire off or discharge any
squibs. crackers or other things
containing powder or other high
explosive or combustible material,
within the limits Of the town, with
out permission from the mayor,
which permission, when 90 given,
shall limit the time of such firing
and shall be subject to being re-
voked at any time by the mayor.
1T shall be unlawful for any per-
son 20 employ any device, noise or
performance tending to the collec-
ton Of persons on the streets and
other places to the obstruction of
the same, or to exhibit any tricks
OF legerdemaln or other scheme of
like kind or to perform with bells.
organs or other Instruments upon
any OF the streets or public squares.
1T IS hereby made unlawful for
any person as an itinerant doctor of
medicine or any other person COM
monty called quack or fake patent
medicine doctors to give any eX-
hibiuons, shows, concerts or talks
or tricks upon any of the streets or
alleys of the city of Tulsa, with
view TO sehng or advertising any
patent medicine or medicines of any
description.
1T Is hereby made unlawful for
any person 10 maintain or construct
any cane rack, doll rack. knife
board, shooting gallery, wheel Of
fortune or any other gambling de-
vice or devices of chance upon any
OF the streets or alleys of the city
Of Tulsa
Every person is forbidden from
going into n railroad passenger sta
Ton or upon q railroad passenger
station platform within the limits
Of the city Of Tulsa and soliciting a
guest or guests for a hCtel or pas
senger or passengers for an omni-
ous' hack, cab, wagon, automobile
or other vehicle, or baggage or eX-
press Tor any omnibus, cab, hack,
wagon, automobile or other vehicle.
10 shall be and is hereby de-
cared 10 be unlawful for any per-
son within the city OF Tulsa while
any traveller or other person is upon
or IN any public street, alley or
olnef thoroughfare by public out
Wy or IN any other manner or by
any means to solicit or invite any
suCh traveller or other person to
pdlTonlze any hotel, inn, rooming
mouse or lodging house.
Mining Prohibited.
lhat the mining for oil, gas or
voa4 within the corporate limits of
Sus Incorporated city of Tulsa Is
hereby prohibited. Any person, COM
pany Or corporation violating the
provisions of this section shall be
ueehed guilty 'of a misdemeanor
ana upon conviction thereof shall
SSS co. lhed any sum not greater than
~ ana lu the event that the Of
,S.ss tSa eonlues from day TO day,