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ORDINANCE Nmvffilli~ 36
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AN ORDINAUCE PROHIBITING THE KEEPInG OF DISORDERLY
HOUSES PJ~D BAwTIY HOUgES WITHIN Tfill TERRITORIAL LIMITS
OF THE CITY OF' VilEST UNIVERSITY PLACE; DEFINI:NG~1f.tIAT '
CONSTITUTES A DISORDERLY HOUSE AND BAWDY HOUSE; PROVIDING
FOR PE:NAIJEIES FOn VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVID-
ING W~'iEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT e
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOAHD OP CO:M1VlISSIONERS OPTBE CITY
OF WEST tnnVSRSITY PLACE:
Section 1.
Any person who shall directly or as agent for another
or thru an agent, keep or be concerned in keeping or aid
or abet ~~-*ee~~~~ or' assist in keeping a bawdy housa or
house
disorderly in ~y house, building, edifice or .tenement,
or shall knowingly per:mi.t the keeping of a bawdy house or
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disorderly house in any house, building, edifice, or
tenement ovvned, lease~ occupied or controlled by him or
her'directly or as agent for another, or thru an agent,
within the territorial limits of the City of West Univ-
ersity Place shall be guilty of an offenae and fined in
any sum n~o excceed $200~OO~
Section 2.
A bawdy house is one kept for prostitution and
where prostitutes are permitted to resort or reside for
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the purpose of plying their vocation, and a house, room
or place where
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men an:. wome~~t V~(~ieo..~. ea~h. ~~h.~~~
a.ppointment, or by appointment made by
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Section 3.
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. A disorderly house is any house to vnlich persons
resol,tfor the purposes of smoking or ,in any manner.
using opium OJ? narootics of any kind, a.Yld where there
permitted or indulged in any loud noises, and where
t;her'~ is" collected or peE'1li tted to be collected therein
any drunken, noisy or disorderly persons to the annoy-
ance or disturbance of the neighboX'hood, and where
persons collect together.for purposes of gambling, and
where there is displayed gambling device or devices,
and where person or persons engage: in: the drinking of'
malt liquors, spirituous liquors, or any 'character of
intoxicating liquors, and where such liquors are sold,
and by the term sold shall mean where there is anything
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of value gi~en in return therefor.
Section 5.,
This ol?d}nance shall take effectillunediately upon
its passage, approval a.1'ld publi'cation as required by
law.
PASSED and approved this
of ,July,
A.D. 1929.
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