1878 Cal Stat. 117
Abstract
An Act Amending Section Four Hundred and Fifteen of the Penal Code, in Relation to Crimes Against The Public Peace, ch. CCXCIX, § 1: Prohibited discharge of any gun or pistol in an unincorporated town. Violators fined not exceeding two hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding ninety days, or both fine and imprisonment.
Summary
This amendment to Section 415 of the Penal Code makes it a misdemeanor to willfully disturb the peace through actions like loud noise, offensive or threatening behavior, fighting, or using profane language in a disruptive way, as well as activities like public horse racing or firing guns in unincorporated towns. Violators may face fines up to $200, up to 90 days in jail, or both, at the court's discretion, and the law takes effect immediately.
Law Text
SECTION 1. Section four hundred and fifteen of the Penal Code of this State is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 415. Every person who maliciously and willfully disturbs the peace or quiet of any neighborhood or person, by loud or unusual noise, or by tumultuous or offensive conduct, or threatening, traducing, quarreling, challenging to fight, or fighting, or who, on the public streets of any unincorporated town, or upon the public highways in such unincorporated town, run any horse race, either for a wager or for amusement, or fire any gun or pistol in such unincorporated town, or use any vulgar, profane, or indecent language within the presence or hearing of women or children, in a loud and boisterous manner, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction by any Court of competent jurisdiction shall be punished by fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the County jail for not more than ninety days, or by both fine and imprisonment, or either, at the discretion of the Court. SEC. 2. This Act shall be in force from and after its passage.
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