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Ordinance 51Ordinance No, 51. AN ORDINANCE to prohibit and snppres@ Houses. of Prostitution, 111 Fame, Disorderly Houses and Brothels within the City of Oil -" roy. The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Gilroy do ordain: - Section 1. It shall be unlawful to open or maintain any house of prostitution, ill fame, disorderly house or brothel within the corporate limits of the city of Gilroy; and it shall be un- lawful for any owner or agent of anyhouse or building within the said city to let, hire or rent the sauce for the occupancy of women of ill fame, and it shall be unlawful for any euch women to_live or dwell in any house in said city. II Section 2. Any person or persons who shall open, keep or maintain any house of prostitu- tion, ill, fame, disorderly house or brothel, or ,_say house reputed to be a house of prostitution ; or ill fame; in said city; and any owner or agent of any house or property within said city, who 'shall let,: hire or rent the same for -he occu• ' paucy of women of ill fame or ill repute; and any woman or womentf ill„ fam'o, who shall occupy, live or dwell in,4ny house within said city, shall, upon conviction thereof be puu- ished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dol- lars nor less than thirty, dollars, or 1?3�'imprlson- ment. in the city jail for a term not exceeding trirty days, or by both such fine and imprison - meat. It shall be sufficient• for t�A ,purpose of ob. taitring a- conviction under the "provisiors of this ordinance, to establish that any such .house is reputed to be a house of ill fame, or that the inmates of any such house are reputed to be women of ill fame. - S- etion. 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force on and aftet,the 1st day of An- gus,, 1811. Passed this, the third day of July, A. D., 1371, by the following vote; Yea— Connoihnen Finley, Hitchcock, Isaac oilmen Coroy and Refther. " VOLNEC HO, D, Magor- t. tT: UL—, Clty C0