Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-08-25
CITY DADS PASSED
GOOD MORALS CODE

The city council recently passed
an ordinance relating to offenses
against good order and morals
which makes it a matter of good
Judgment for people to behave
themselves while within the Plenty
wo<d city limits
Under the ruling. a minimum
fine Of 500 and Imprisonment ot
30 Gays cam be imposed upon any
d convicted of disturbing the
peace or quiet of any street, neigh
borhood. family or person, by loud
or unusual noises, vocal. instrum-
entail or otherwise, or by provoking
or committing an assault or an as
sault and battery. The same penal
ty i applicable TO persons who per
mart any disturbance upon their
premises
Anyone found intoxicated in any
street or public place, or intrudine
upon amy private premises against
the assent and without the consent
CT n owner or occupant, or in
that condition annoying and fright
enlng pasSHs-by ON any street, alley
or sidewalk, OF sleeping in that
condition In amy of the streets, al
leys or other public places, or any
private premises without the con-
sent II the owner or occupant, shah
be aeemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and convection will subject them to
i maximum fine of $500 and so
imprisonment
Nudity has also been banned in
Plentywood, not that anyone ma
made a habit OF this practice, put
officials now have authority to ar
rest and subject offenders to the
same penalty as above. The section
II the new ordinance relating TO
60 this offense is stated in part as
follows. ANY nerson within the
limits Of the City of Plentywood,
Montana who shall appear in any
public place in the state of nudity
or In any indecent or lewd dress, on
make any indecent exposure of
or her person, or shall commit
any indecent, lewd. filthy act in any
place IN the town or shall utter any
lewd or filthy words, or use any
threatening or abusive language in
hearing of other persons public
". or shall invite any ~pazsser-by to
bawdy house, house Of Ill
or house of designation, or
shall invite or solicit any person to
.Eatr0nIze any bawdy-house or house
II ill-fame, Oh house Of assignation,
Or shall exhibit, sell or offer to sell
y dispose Of in any IN any
indecent or lewd hood, picture Oh
shall be deemed guilty of a
m~lsdemean1T-r
Another section of the ordinance
deems it a mRdemeanor to wantonly
disturb any religious or other law
full assembly, whether at church on
any public hall or house, by rude,
.Erofane. obscene or other offensive
speech or loud noise, or by any rude
offensive and improper behavior. !
Another ordinance passed by the
rlty council gives THAT body author
tn order the construction OF
sidewalks whenever and wherever
ssNA tDfF-&1 uN1f0H - ustiHtu HGGes-
sary- When it il deemed necessary
70 order such walks built, the owner
c the property Immediately abut-
such sidewalk, or his agent,
or tenant will be notified OF
such order Should the owner then
fail to comply with the order with
q period of twenty days, the
walks may be constructed by the
-Ity at the expense of the owner,
amount 10 paid to be a lien
against the lot i'm front of which the
sidewalk was built, and this amount
may be recovered from the owner
court action.