BYLAW - To provide for presertation of public morals - 19100913 - 32310To provide for the preservation of Public Piorals in the Hunicipai
ty of :aurora.
Be it enacted by the Tiunieipal Corporation of the Town of i�urora
Ist. That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to give
or sell intoxicating Liquor to any child, apprintiee or servant without
the consent of a parent, master or legal protestor.
2nd. That it saall not be lawful to post up any indecent placards,
writing or pictures, to write indecent words or make indecent pictures
or drawings on *malls fences or other public places.
3rd. That it shall not be lawful for any person to be guilty of profa
swearing, utter any profane oath, obscene, blaspheme or insulting
tLangua.ge or to commit any other immorality or indecency in any of the
streets highway or any other public place.
4th That it shall not be lawful for any person to be guilty of indeceit
public exposure of the person or to be drunk or guilty of any disorder
y ly conduct in any street highway or public place or at any public
meeting held for a lawful purpose.
dVh. That it shall net be lawful for any person to keep a disorderly
house or a house of ill.,fame.
6ith. That it shall not be lawful for any person to keep a gambling
house or allow gambling on his or her premises. It shall be lawful
for the Chief of iolice or%othcr officer specially detailed for that
purpose to enter any house, shop or premises where gambling is thought
to be carried on and seize a.n# destroy any device for gambling found
therein.
th. That it shall not be lawful to speed or race horses on any
public street or highway in toe town of hurora.
Ith. That no person shall expose his or her person by bathing or
washing near any high -,ray or other public �claee bet -,peen the hours of
seven o'clock in the morning and eight o clock in the evening.
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th. That it shall not be lawful for any person to beg or perform
any act of vagrancy, drunkeness or disorderly conduct in any street
highway or public place ind any person so found shall be restrained
and punished as provided in this By -Law;- provided always that the
Chief Constable may release any one charged with being drunk but not
disorderly without bringing such person before a Justice of the Peace.
/Oth. That at shall not be lawful to exhibit, produce or give any
immoral or indecent play, sketch, moving pictures or performance in
any theatre, hall or other place of amusement or entertainmentlany
y infraction of this bylaw shall be punishable as provided by statt
/Ith. It shall not be lawful to hold any sparring exhibitions or
in any theatre, hall or other
boxing matches or exhibit moving pictures of the sane without first
place of amusement
obtaining the consent of the Chief of Police or Chief Constable.
I(,th. That all informatoion under this bylaw shall be laid within
one month from the commission of the offence.
Iith. Any person found guilty of a violation of any of the peovision
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of this by-law shall, upon conviction before the Magvrkny,,,Justice of
the Peace havi49 jursdiction in this Dlunicipality be liable to a
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fine of not less than one dollar or more than fifty dollars exclusive
_costs to be collected by distress and sale of the goods and chattles
of the offender if the fine and costs are not paid forthwith, and
in case no goods or ehabtles are found belonging to such offender it
shall be lawful for the Eayor or any such Justice of the Peace to com
mit the offender to the common jail of the County for any period, in
case of a house of ill fame not exceeding sixty days, and in all other
cases not more than twenty one days with or without hard labor, unless
in any of the said cases the fine inflicted and costs (if any),
including the cost of the distress and of the commital and conveyance
to the jail are sooner paid.
I &h. All By-laws ineonsiis/ta/nt with this By-law are hereby repealed.
r/ j assed this / d K clayt /V` 0 9��• '
lerk. Mayor.