Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-21
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

! District OF Columbia. washington. ID. L.,
April 20, 1aa3.-oRDERED: That the following
special regulations for the preservation of
public order and the protection Of life and
property on the occasion OF the forty ninth
annual session of the Imperial Council, Ancient
I Arabic Order, Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine.
are published and promulgated under authority
OF Joint resolution of Congress, approved
| part. as folllNs: sec. .. That said Com;
! TO make all reasonable regulations necessary
| tc secure the preservation of public order and
| the protection OF life and property and the
| fixing of fares TO be charged by public con
Seyances. and to make special regulations re
! spectng the standing. movement and operating
OF public vehicles in the District OF Columbia
during the period hereinbefore mentioned. and
/ to fin the fares to be charged for the use OF
| the same. Such regulations shall be In force
during said period. and shall be published In
| one or more daily newspapers published In the
/ District OF Columbia: Provided. That the ex-
piration of said period shall not prevent the
! arrest trial of any person for any violation
| of such regulations committed during the time
| same were in force and effect: Provi5ed, how
! ever. That no penalty prescribed for the ylo-
| lation OF any such regulations shall be in
1 force until five days after the date OF pub
! LEGATION. ANY person violating any such regu.
lations shall be liable to a fine not TO exceed
500 for each orense. and prosecution Tor same
! shall be instituted in the Police Court OF the
District OF Columbia, os the e1rporatHn 11un
| And all Of section OF joint resolution OF
| Congress, approved February %. 1923. which
! section reads as follows: That the Commits
sioners Of the District Of Columbia hereby
authorized TO grant. under such conditions as
they may impose. special licenses to peddlers
| acd vendors TO sell goods, wares and mer-
cha ndise on the streets. avenues and sidewalks
/ in the District of Columbia during said session
and to charge for such privileges SUCH fees as
REGULATIONS Is PrRsUASCE OF THE
| FOREGOING AUTHORITY.
| Sec l. No person not member OF duly
| authorized committee shall wear the badge OF
any such committee or falsely represent him.
! self to be a member of same. Section 500 OF
, the code Of laws provides that any person false
| ly representing himself to be police officer Is
I punishable by Imprisonment for not less than
| one year or more than three years. sec.
| No box barrel table. ladder, chair or other
! obstruction shall be sold or offered for sale
| for hire he given away. placed on or along
| the street roadway or sidewalk or on an!
| statue parking or public reservation adjacent
10 the line OF parade on the day Of such parade
| No person shall occupy any such box. barrel
| table. ladder chair or other obstruction. sec
! g. The placing locating OF boxes, bar
| rels tables, ladders, chairs or other opstru'
! tions on any reservation when ms! ne eet
| aside and designated FOR the display OF hre-
| works any street avenue or aleyway
! adjacent thereto or the selling OF the same -
J prohibited. and any person or persons f"unh
| selling or offering for sale or occupying boxes
barrels tables. chairs, ladders or other OBJ
| structions thereon shall he considered Ntola'ors
, Of this regulation. Sec. l. That any person
| giving informa ton about or directing any
| other person persons to any house or place
| for immoral purposes, or TO any immoral WON
| an women, whether the communication I've
| by word OF mouth direct or by telephone, or
| in writing, shall be fined not more than Sleo
| Sec. 3. II shall not be lawful Tor any per
son to invite entice any person or persons
| upon any avenue street, road. highway, open
| space or public square enclosure in the
| District of Columbia. TO accompany, go with
| or follow him or her to any place Tor Immoral
! purposes, and il shall also be unlawful Tor any
! person to invite. entice or address any person
! from any door window. porch or portico OF
any house building TO enter any house. or
| so with, accompany or follow MIN or her 10
anr place whatever for any immoral purpose
! under the penalty of fine of not more than
! 800 Sec. g. No person shall rent room
! for the purpose Of assgnsti0n or any immoral
! purpose any person or persons: nor snail
| any person permit the use of any part or
i premises which he or she may control TO be
| used for assigna ton any Immoral purposes
! and any person violating TINS section OF t!e
| regulations shall be liable for each such OF
Tense to a fine not to exceed Sioo IN the rome
4 No driver of any public vehicle shall transport
! woman, a man, or man aHd woman, Tor I'M
| section Of the regulati ons shall be liable for
| each such offense 10 fine not 10 exceed Sloo
| in the Police Court in the District or Columph
| Sec g. That any person making a false re
{ port of any crime with the purpose or decelF-
| ing the police or for the purpose OF adver-
| rising himself or his business shall be liable
| ~ = fne of not more than 500. Sec. 9. The
! posting OF hand bills, circulars, CARDS posters
/ or advertising matter Of any Kind on any park
| or parks any reviewing stand or on any
! tree lamp post. electric light pole. mail box
! trash receptacle. stanchion or hsrri"ade. is
hereby prohibited. Sec. TO- The Distribution
| Of circular character in, or about the streets
avenues and alleys is prohibited See IL.
No owner lessees Of any building on me
| line of any parade, or on any interesting
street. avenue, alley or reservation, snail per
| init the use occupation OF any porch. or
| balcony above the ground floor by spectators
/ witbout frst securing a permit therefor from
! the inspector Of buildings Sec II. All per
| sons who let or rent out rooms, excepting own
! ers Of hotels Of twenty rooms or more keeping
| name registers shall Keep record showing
| the signature written in ink and street and
home city address of each ana every person person
i temporarily residing in the building in which
they NAV rent rooms. Erasures or alterations
| ON this list shall not be permitted or be made
! for any purpose. and the names and addresses
! shall be retained and he opened for the in
| spection Of the police or any proper ofncer at
| any time. All persons renting rooms shall re
| mort to the police any suspicious character
+, who may apply for rooms or report any sus-
| picious acts OF any person TO whom rooms may
s ssl or efer for sale any badge emblem souve-
mir or miscellaneous article OF merchandise or
any kind upon the streets. avenues. aneyways
| or reservations In the District OF Columbia
without frst having obtained the approval OF
( the conce ssions committee of the Shrine com
mittee and license SO to do; such license Sc
| licenses upon payment of fee Of $40. and
shall entitle the holder thereof TO offer for
sale and sell the particular article or articles
! named therein only between the LIST day OF
June and the 10th day of June. 1923 both
dates Inclusive; Provided. that any such
license shall only entitle the holder thereof
! 70 engage in the sale of the particular article
or articles named therein. and shall not be
construed as permitting him or her to employ
assistants or helpers under such license: Pro
vided further. that no license shall be issued
for the sale of confetti or kindred substances.
or for the sale Of ticklers or other similar
devices which may be used Tor the annoyance
of auy person. 1t shall be condition prece-
dent to the issuance of any such license that
the licensee shall exhibit same to any member
of the Metropolitan police force upon demand
and that such license shall be taken up by
any member of the said Metropolitan police
force where licensee Is found violating amy
provision of the law or these special regula
tions. Sec. IA. The provisions Of the fore
going section shall not apply to persons en-,
the sale Of fEsd and sges
shall be required to procure license as pro
vided for in paragraph 33 OF the act OF Con
grs.s approved July 1, 1se2 and 40, shan ,h be
duct of such business. Sec. -. No person
| shall throw cast discharge confetti OF
kindred substances anywhere In the District
the sale or use of ticklers or other devices
which might be used for the ANNOYANCE OF
set nm any stand or booth for the sale or free
distribution Of any article or articles on any
street avenue alley ct any point between
the established building lines, without writ
ten permit therefor given by the captain OF
the police precinct in which 1t is desired to
locate such stand; Provided, that the issuance
stands or booths for the distribution or sale
of food and drink. and that such sale or dis
trihution shall be limited to cooked foods and
further, that all such foods excepting fruits
shall be properly wrapped in wax paper. The
issuance Of any such permit shall be condi
comply with all Of the food and health regu-
lations and that he further agrees to main
tain the vicinity of such stand In a sanitary
condition aud provide fer the removal of trash
and garbage every twenty-four hours. or
ioftener. IL necessary. No permit shall be
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