HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-269 - Prohibition of Public Display of Naked PersonBILL N0. 02. 7b
ORDINANCE N0. -~~O /`
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE PUBLIC DISPLAY OF THE NAKED PERSON,
THE PUBLICATION, SALE OR EXHIBITION OF OBSCENE BOOKS AND PRINTS,
AND THE PUBLIC DISPLAY OF MOTION PICTURES WITHIN THE VIEW OF
MINORS GJHICH PICTURES ARE CUSTOMARILY EXHIBITED TO AUDIENCES
OVER SIB{TEEN YEARS OF AGE, .4ND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION
THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. It is hereby declared to be unlawful for
any person to promote or engage in the public display of the
naked person or to promote, manage, or exhibit any motion pictures
the viewing of which is customarily restricted to an audience
of over sixteen years of age, which pictures are shown upon an
outside screen so that they can be seen by minors under the age
of sixteen years while such minors are upon the public streets
and highways in the City of Riverside; or for any person to
engage in the publication, sale or exhibition of any obscene
books or prints.
Section 2. Any person violating the terms of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not
more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or imprisonment in
jail for not more than ninety (90) days or both such fine and
imprisonment and costs.
Passed this ~~ day of Janaary, 1957.
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Mayor-
ATTEST:
G/c~jCity Clerk
Approved this ~'x'day of January, 1957.
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Mayor `~