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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 6, Page 21, No Ordinance NumberAn ordinance relating to penal offenses committed within the City of Paducah, Kentucky, and prescribing, the penalties thereunder. Be it ordained by the General Council of the City of Paducah, Kentucky: Section 1 -That it shall be unlawful for any person to commit or perpatrate any indecent, immodest, levid or filthy act in the presence or view of any other person, or in such a situation that a person passing or re -passing might ordinarily see the seine, or to utter or speak any bawdy, lewd or filthy word or discotr se Within the -,hearing of- any other person, or to make any indecent -or immoral exhi- bition or exposure of 'ais or her person, or to procure any person or persons to do the some in the presence or view of eny other person or persons. Any person or persons violating the provision of this section shall be fined h any s_an not less than Fifteen Dollars nor more than Twenty-five dollars, li Section 2 -It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation tc print e ng2,ave, make or sell or offer for saie, or exhibit as for sale or other purposes c e. any indecent, immodest, lascivious books, pamphlets, papers, pictures or statuary, I Section 3 -That it shall be unlawful to post on the fences or walls or else- whe:ce in the City of Paducah, or to expose or distribute anywhere in said City, either .in the windows of .,stores or saloons or in any public or private house or place in the City of Paducah, any picture of any female person with exposed gusts, or pictures of men and women in improper dress or costume, or pictures of any per- son cr persons in suggestive positions, or any indecent picture or pictures, 1 I vrnether for advertising or for any other purpose, and the posting of auch pictures or the distributing or exposing of any such picture or pictures is hereby pro- i t hibited. Section 4 -Any person or persons, firms or corporations violating any of the provisions of the foregoing two sections shall, upon conviction in the Police Court, be fined in any sum not less than Fi ty Dollars, nor more than one Hundred Dollars, and imprisoned in the City jail not less than Ten nor more than 60 days, or both so 1 fined and imprisoned `=ection 5 -It t sh';Jl be unl .,,rful for any person or persons, firer. cr fires, cor- poration or corporations to place keep, or meintain on any sidewalk, street or alley :; L in the City of Paducah, any cellar door, or cellar way or steps leading into any . cellar, or any grating to any vault that is otherwise than level with the pavement, and no door, cellar way nor steps leading into any cellar shall extend more than four feet from the line of the adjoining lot. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations to permit his, their or its cellar door, cellar way or vault grating on any street, alley or sidewalk in said City to be left open at any time, or in such condition as to endanger persons passing by. All cellars E all be dry, well aired, free from standing water and offensive odors during the molhths of July, August and September, well sprinkled vrith lime or some CdE- inf ectant when necessary, All persons or person, firm or firms, corporation or corporations violating this Section shall be fined not less than Five ($5e00) Dollars nor more than Twnety (20,00) Dollars for each offense. Section 6�It shall be unlawful for any person to disturb any ^ircus, shut show or exhibition ------------- -----, by using profane, obscene lan- guage, or by hissing, groaning, clapping of hands, stamping of feet, loud hallooing or by making loud noises of any kind, Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than Five (N5,00) Dollars nor more than Twenty ('20,00 Dollars for each offense, Section -Any person who shall profanely curse or swear, or shall be drunk within the City of Paducah shall be fined One Dollar for each of- fense; and every oath shall be deemed a separate offense, .If either of the offenses it this Section be )mmitted in the presence of the Judge of the Paduca_: Police Court said Court may instantly , without further proof inflict the penalty, Section S -Any person who shall ride or drive any horse, mule or ox Or. any street in the City of Paducah in any gait faster than an ordinary tro', or pace, shall be fined therefor not less than Five Dollars nor mere than Ten Dollars for each offense. Section 9 -The flying of kites in the streets of the City of Paducah are hereby prohibited, and -41gy person found guilty thereof shall b�T fined in cny sum not less than One Dollar nor more than Five Dollars, Section 10 -No person or persons shall ring a bell on the streets of the CIty of Paducah to give notice of an auction or ot'fier assembly, except be- fore the door of the place of the auction or assembly, and then only for ten minutes, Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be: fi:nednot less than Two Dollars nor more than Ten Dollars for each offense. Section ll -No person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corpo- rations shall give or sell to another any spirituous, vinous, malt or fer- mented liquors in any theater, circus, show or exhibition of any kind vilat- ever, or in any room where such theater, circus, show or exhibition is tment of such room, in the City of k'aducah, nor s,lall carried on in any depar 2 q3 Rily person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations, vending _ ' spirituous' P ituous' vinous or malt liquors, keep open the doors of itis place of business or saloon, or sell such liquors on any day or days set apart for elections. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Section shall be fined One Hundred Dollars for each offense. Section 12 -It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any swivel rifle, 1 shot gun, toy cannon, pistol. or other fire arms in the City of Paducah. But nothing in this Section shall prohibit the the discharge of firearms by the militay when training or on parade, and the Mayor and General Council may aut.,horize the dis- c:large of firearms or cannon in commemoration of any important event; but nothing sc herein shall be construed to prohibit hhe discharge of firearms by the Peace Officers of the City of Paducah in the discharge of their duty in order to protect eb life s.nd Property, Any person or persons violating this Section shall be fined in any sum not less than Five Dollars nor more than Ten Dollars for each offense. Section 13 -Any person or persons who shall throw stones, or flip pebbles; or .ar of on the streets of the City of Paducah, shall be fined One Dollar for each offense, Section 14 -It shall be unlawful for any two or more common prostitutes to walk or be in company together on any street, side -walk, ;°.Iley or other public thorouv,- fare in ti:e City of Paducah during the night time; or for any person during the ).sight or day time to stop on any street, side -walk, alley or ogler public thorough - Fare in the City of Paducah, and hold conversation with any common prostitute; or for any person to get up any Bance or carousal for idle or dissolute persons to at- - E tend or frequent the same, or for any person of the male sex to ride or drive on any of the streets, -alleys or other public thorou(nfares of said City in the night or day time in company with any common prostitute. Ever! female who gains her liveli- hood in w1lole or in part by the promiscuous prostitution of her body shall be deemed a common prostitute. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this b Sect; on shall be fined. not Less than Ten Dollars nor more than Fifty Dollars, Section 15 -Any person or persons wiio shall run or ride a velocipede, bicycle or other vehicle of vike character upon any of the side -walks of the City of Paducah, shall be fined therefor in any sum not less than Five Dollars nor more than rf, enty Dollars. Section 16 -Whoever shall maltreat or abuse any work beast or other animal in the City of Paducau by over -loading, excessive driving, beating maiming or excessive wi ipping, 'Founding or by working such animal without proper food and attention, or while .such animal be incapacitated for work either from disease, cccicent, deformity toward 2� 8U ell cruelty or other act s of ' Doll ar 5 old age or lack of food or flesh, more than Fifty animal, shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars no for each offense. or drive ova any bridge vr�o shall ride Fact ion 17 -Any person or persons .in lEnfs-t h at ani gait - . in to e City of Paducah of Seventy -.five feet or more faster than a walk. shall be fined not lo:s:; thon tvro Do] -1 ars nor mire then idive Dollars for each affense. A plain legible notice shall be placed near the entrance of said bridge at some conspicuous place, with the follov'fing words painted thereon: "A fine from 2.00 to ;,5.00 for cro ssing this bridge at a faster gait than a walk." Y7 in the Section.18-It sha)-1 be unlavrful for any street railway company City of Paducah, to carry bn;its^cars any trunks °r freight of any kind except And any person, firm, or coy bundles, valises, carpet bags and market baskets. poration violating t!•is Section shall be fined Five Dollars for each offense. Section 19 -It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or firms corporation or corporations to put or cause to be put in any building now erected, or that may ;ereafter be erected in the City of Paducah any terra cotta or stone flues of any kind. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Section shall be fined in any sum not less than Five Dollars nor more than Twenty-five Dollars for each offense, and each day Of such violation shall constitute a distinct and separate offerise. Section. 20 -It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to throw a ball or play ball, or play at any game of ball in any street, alley, side -wales or, unenclosed lot in the City of Paducah, -within 200 feet of any resid ence. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this Section shall be fined Five Dollars for each offense, Section 21 -It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to loaf or to loiter in any alley or on the steps or in the door -way or entrance to any room or building in the City of Paducah, Any person or persons Violating any of the provisions of this Section shall be fined Five Dollars f offense. or ,'each Section 22 -The blowing Dr sounding Of whistles b water -craft on the Ohio or Tennessee y any steamboat or otter rivers within o tic wharf of the City of p� ne-half mile of t ucah is hereb h loe pub - and prohibited, y declared to be a Pub Any officer or empc ye ofnuisance, craft who shall sound or blow the w any suCh steamb oat histle of permit °r Other water- craft, or cause or such steamboat or t the same to of her wat er- be done, except as here ineXter provided in this Section, at or within one-half mile of said Public Wharf, shall be fined Twenty Dollars for ea.c_; offense, shall interfere with any Provided, however, that nothing in this Section duly etbnsti-;uted 3' law of the United States, or any male promulgated by any authority or d(,oartment of the United States requiring or per- mitting the blowing or sounding of whistles by any steamboat or other water -craft in said rivers. Section 23-y,o,Qr9 controller or employee of any steamboat who shall throw over -board at theF Pub;ic Wharf of the CitLy of the City of Paducah, any cinders shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars nor more than Twenty Dollars. for each offense. Section 24 -It shall be unlawful -for an person or y P persons to use any vehicle or vehicles in the City of Paducah on any election day for the purpose of carrying E and in carrying, any voter or voters to or towards the polls of any election held for the purpose of filling any office created by or existing under the Charter of the City of Paducah,, Charter of Cities of the Second Class, of the State of Kentucky. �E Such use of vehicles is hereby prohibited, whether run for hire or gratuitously. Any voter may ride to the polls in :,is own vehicle, but he shall not carry another. Persons may ride to the polls on street cars, if they pay their own fare. Any person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corp0l'iLLions violating any of the provisions i of tiii-s Section shall be fined in any sum not less than Ten Dollars nor more than Tv:enty-five Dollars. Section 25 -It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to walk over, lounge or sit upon any "bridge, trestle oriincline of any railroed or depot company in the City of Paducah, except the employees of suen corporation or company vLile in the actual discharge of their duties. Any person or persons viol.e.tl.nr• eny of the provi— sions of this Section shall be fired not less thanFive Dollars nor more than -:Ten Dollars for each offense. Section 26 -All Ordinances or, parts of QI-rdinances in conflict with this Ordl.nance are Hereby repealed, and this Ordinance shall take effect from and alter its passage, approval and publication. Approved, A. M. FOREMAN, President i=oard of Councilmen Adopted; August 10, 1909, MAURICE McINTYRE, City clerk. .Approved: ED. D. HANNAN, President Board of Aldermen. Approved: August II., lC)Oq, JAMES P. SMITH, Mayor.