Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-06-05
Borough Ordinance no. AZ.

A n ORDINANCE, prohibiting persons under
~ sixteen years Of age from being tand the
and custody of such persons from allowing and
permitting such persous to be- on the public
streets, lanes, alleys or public places, in the
Borough of Emporium at night after the hour
of eight O'Clock, p m, from the first day OF Nov
ember to the thirty-frst day of March, aud after
the hour of nine O'Clock p. m, from the first day
of April to the thirty-first day of October and
prescribing penalties for the violation thereof.
SECTION / Be it enacted and ordained by the
Chief Burgess and Tov" Council of the Borough
Of Emporium, and it is hereby enacted and or
dained by the authority of the same. That it is
hereby made unlawful for any person under
sixteen years of age to be or remain in or upon
places in said Borough, at night after the hour of
eight O'Clock, p. m from the first day of Nov
ember to the thirty-frst day of March. boil. in
elusive, OF each year, or after the hour OF nine
o'clock p m, from the first day of April to the
thirty-frst day of October, both inclusive, ofeach
year, unless such person is accompanied by
parent, guardian or other person having legal
care or custody of such minor person, or bears
written statement dated that day and signed by
the parent or guardian, declaring that said child
is on necessary errand EXCEPT persons whose
employment makes it necessary to be upon such
public Streets alleys, lanes or public places dur
ing night after the hours specified, but this ex-
ccption shall not apply when the person under
age shall be playing or unnecessarily lettering in
or upon any such street, alley, lane or public
place A bell to be known as the "CURFEW
BELL" shall be rung three times, fifteen minutes
before the appointed time, as a warning, after
which all such minor persons shall be required
to be home or off the streets, except as herenbe
fore provided,
SECTION II TT is hereby made unlawful forany
parent, guardian, or other person having legal
care or custody of any person under sixteen years
of age to allow permit any such minor person
while in such legal custody to go be in or upon
the streets, lanes, alleys public places in said
Borough within the time prohibited by Section
of this Ordinance, except as herein provided.
SECTION III.-Each member of the police force,
and special policemen of said Borough, are here
by authorized to arrest any person violating the
DrONgiOnS a | Ordinance N
such child so found after the time specified shall
be liable to be warned by said police officer to go
be fonnd lettering on the streets, lanes, alleys or
other pnblic places, such child may be taken by
such officer to its home; and if such police officer
be found favoring any such child he shall be
dismissed from the police force.
SECTION IV.-Any parent guardian or other
person having legal care and custody of any per-
son under sixteen years of age, who shall permit
such child to violate the provisions of this Ord
nance after having been warned in writing, shall
be liable to fine of one dollar and costs for the
first offense two dollars and costs for the second
ofense and five dollars and costs for the third or
any subsequent oiiense, which fine shall be col
ected by proceedings before the Chief Burgess
any Justice of the Peace, of said Borough, in
the manner provided by law for the collection of
fines and penalties imposed for the violation of
Borough Ordinances.
SECTION VT is hereby made unlawful for
any person to forge or present to any police Of
icer, Chief Burgess or Justice of the Peace charg.
ed with carrying into effect the provisions of this
Ordinance, a fraudulent or forged written state
quired by Section ofths Ordinance. Any person
SO forging or presenting frudulent or forged
written statement to any such officer shall be
fined in a sum not less than one dollar or more
than five dollars with costs, to be collected in the
same manner provided in section ~ Of this
Ordinance.
SECTION VI.-rhis Ordinance shall take cfIec
as soon as legally advertised. Passed the iftht
day of May, Ammo Domini, 1902.
G. +. BALLOON,
ATTEST President of Council.
G. JAY GooDNoUGH, Sec'y
Approved, the 9th day of May, 4. D, 1902.
r. o. BAR DWELL,
ChefBurgess.