Among the more curious provisions of the Act of Incorporation were preventing hogs and other livestock from running at large' in the city, ; punishing people who used obscene language.; regulation of the storage of combustibles, 'licensing of saloons, hotel, restaurants, and Theaters;' and even the mandate to “license, regulate, or prohibit bawdy or whore houses in the city” (Act of Incorporation, Article 6, Section 1, provision 23).
Among the more curious provisions of the Act of Incorporation were preventing hogs and other livestock from running at large in the city; punishing people who used obscene language; regulation of the storage of combustibles; the licensing of saloons, hotels, restaurants, and theaters; and even the mandate to “license, regulate, or prohibit bawdy or whore houses in the city” (Act of Incorporation, Article 6, Section 1, provision 23).