An 1893 Stephenville ordinance declared: “Any person who shall bathe, wash, or swim in that part of the Bosque River within the corporate limits of the city of Stephenville, between the hours sunrise and sunset, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and/or upon conviction thereof shall be fined any sum not exceeding ten dollars.”

J.W. Jarrott. Revised Ordinances and Rules of Order of the City of Stephenville, Texas. Printed and published by authority of the City Council of Stephenville, Texas. Revision of 1893.