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62 the purpose of prostitution or lewdness, shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $200 or confined in jail not exceeding three months, or both. In a prosecution of this offense the gen- eral character of the house may be proved. Sec. 274. Persons frequenting houses of ill -fame. Any person frequenting a house of ill -fame, or visiting the same for the purpose of lewdness, fornication or prostitution shall be fined not less than $20 nor more than $100, or confined in jail not exceeding 30 days, or both. Sec. 275. Keepers or inmates of houses of ill -fame on streets. If any person who is known to be a keeper of a house of ill - fame, or an inmate of such an house, resorted to for the pur- pose of prostitution or lewdness, shall drive or ride through the streets of the city during the day time, or shall at night be found driving about or through the streets with a person of the op- posite sex shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and he or she, or both, shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $25 for each offense, and also may be confined in jail not exceeding thirty days, in the discretion of the court. Seo. 276. Adultery or fornication. If any person commit adultery or fornication, he or she shall be fined not less than $5. Sec. 277. Lewd persons—street walkers. No lewd person shall loiter or solicit upon the streets, or in any public place of the city at any time, under a penalty of not less than $5. Sec. 278. Imitating police whistle. Any person who shall blow a whistle in imitation of the po- lice signal, or attempt to do so, shall be fined not less than $2 for each such offense. Sec. 279. False fire alarm. No person shall, wantonly or without knowledge of the ex- istence of a fire, turn in or give any false alarm to the fire de- partment, under a penalty of not less than $2.50. and such perishable articles, if any, as cannot be purchased on a previous day for Sunday's consumption. Sec. 285. Disturbing public worship. No person shall willfully interrupt or disturb any assembly met for the worship of God, under a penalty of $20 for every such offense. Sec. 284. Lounging, etc., on church steps, porch, etc. Any person who shall lounge or smoke upon the steps or porch of any church, or offer for sale or barter any article on said steps or porch, or engage in eating fruits or nuts thereon, or otherwise defile or deface the same, shall be fined $5 for every such offense. Sec. 285. Disturbing public assemblies. Any person or persons, who shall willfully or otherwise, dis- turb any assembly of persons, at an opera house, or other place of assembly, whether he be in or outside of said assembly, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined for each such offense not less than $5 nor more than $100. Sec. 286. Annoying or interfering with pupils of female or public schools. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, under pretext of exercising his or their right to be on the public streets, to loiter near the premises of any female or public school in the city for the purpose of prying therein or to hold surreptitious communication with any of the pupils thereof ; or in any way so to act as to disturb any of the pupils in the pursuit of their studies or amusements, or in the observance of the regulations of such institutions. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to accompany or follow any pupil of any female school in the city or of the public schools without the permission of the parent or guardian of the pupil or the teacher in charge of the pupil; or to otherwise interfere with or annoy any such pupil. Any person or persons guilty of the offense or offenses herein mentioned shall upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than $1 nor more than $10 for each offense. Sec. 280. 8esisting an officer, etc. Any person who shall resist, or abuse, or obstruct, or hinds any officer or employee of the city in the discharge of his duty, or any contractor or other person in the execution of any WUrlt for the city, shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $2 nor more than $100 or confined in jail not more than thirty Qay,, or both. Seo. 281. Injuring shade trees or other property, or placing signs thereon, etc. If any person willfully injure any fruit, shade or ornamenW tree or shrub planted by the city authorities or others, or willfugy injure or deface any machinery, building, wall, monument a base thereof, fence or enclosure, or any sign, mining or other fixture or any other property, real or personal, nrit his own; or post up any show bill, notice or advertisement, or brand, wtiite, mark or paint any sign, letters or characters up -m the building, wall, fence or property of another person, without first obtaining the consent of the owner, or the agent of the Downer of such property, the person so offending shall be fined not less than nor more than $300 for every separate offense. Sec. 282. Violation of the Sabbath, bow punished. k J If a person, on a Sabbath day, befound laboring at any trade or calling, or employ his apprentices or servants in labor or other business, except in household or other work of necessity or char. ity, he shall forfeit $2 for each offense. 1 Every clay any servae or apprentice is so employed shall constitute a distinct offense From any judgment heretofore or hereafter rendered under this section, the right of appeal shall lie to the defendant within tea days, to the Corporation Court, and when taken shall be pro- ceeded in as appeals in misdemeanor cases. (Code. Sec. 3799.) a. No person shall open his store or shop on Sunday for tht purpose of selling or disposing of any articles of merchandise, under a penalty of not less than $2 nor more than $10 for each offense; provided, that this paragraph shall not apply to the We of medicines, surgical instruments and acccss(iries absolutely needed before Monday, newspapers and other current periodical, Boo. 287. Minors frequenting billiard saloons, pool rooms, oto. No minor shall be employed in, play in, or loa f or loiter in Or frequent any billiard saloon or pool room, unless attended hl parent, under a penalty of not less than $2 nor more than $S for each offense. No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed in, play in, or loaf or loiter in or frequent any lx)wling alley or shootiag gallery, unless attended by parent, under a penalty of not less than $2 nor more than $5 for each offense. If any owner or keeper of any such room as set forth above shall allow any minor to violate the provisions of this W64 he shall be deemed to be equally guilty and fined a like sum. Boo. 288. Billiard saloons, pool rooms, etc.--reguladsm concerning. All billiard saloons, pool rooms, bowling alleys and shoot1Og galleries shall be closed every night during the week not late< than 11 o'clock and remain closed until 7 o'clock the following morning. No intoxicating liquors shall be used or drunk at the plea named in this section, or any of them, at any time. No gambling, betting, or gambling devices of any kind what' soever, shall be permitted at any time at any of the places 1211led in this section, of Violations of this ordinance shall be punishable by a fine not less than $5 nor more than $25 for each offense; and, if anY owner or keeper of any such rvom as set forth above, shall pe' Mit the violation of any of the provisions of this section, he shy be deemed to be equally guilty and fined a like sum. Sec. 289. Minors—sale of dangerous weapons and bacco to. If an person sell, barter, sold y p give or furnish, or cause to be bartered, given or furnished, to any minor under 16 years of age, cigarettes or tobacco in any form, or firearms, cartridges, dales or bowie knives, having good cause to believe such minor to" under 16 years of age, he shall be fined not less than $14 nor more than $100.