Title:
Ordinance Number 2, Town of San Jose [ca. 1855]
Creator:
[Unknown]
Subject:
Documents; Ordinances, Municipal--California--San Jose; San Jose (Calif.); Santa
Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Description:
Handwritten, undated document marked "Ordinance No. 2 from No. 1 to
8, marked on the Journal as No.2". Ordinance describes several criminal
activities, including galloping "his or their horses through the Streets of
this Town"; discharging a gun (except in self defense); failing to report to
the constable disturbances in public houses; drawing a knife, pistol, or other deadly
weapon (except in self defense); fighting, brawling, or otherwise disturbing the peace;
being found "drunk in the streets or grog shops"; selling
"spirituous liquors without a license"; or creating "an
unnecessary noise in the Streets after 9 o'clock P.M." Penalties of varying
severity are listed for each type of offense. Comprised of two pages.
Publisher:
History San Jose
Contributor:
San Jose Pueblo Papers
Date:
[ca. 1855]
Type:
Textual document
Format:
28 x 17 cm.
Identifier:
casjhsj 1979-861-16
Source:
lcsh
Language:
eng
Relation:
Silicon Valley History Online
Coverage:
ark:/13030/kt9h4nd066
Rights:
History San José can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are
responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder. Permission to copy or
publish any portion of History San José's collection must be given by History San José.
History San José can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are
responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder. Permission to copy or
publish any portion of History San José's collection must be given by History San José.
Ordinance Number 2, Town of San Jose [ca. 1855]