Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-01
AMERICUS TO HEAR THE
RINGING OF The BELL
CurfeW Law is Passed By
Council

Juvenile Americas, and particularly
the male contingent included under
that head, went up in the air il
wrath yesterday morning when the
fact became known that the city
council had passed the "curfew law
which prohibits the roaming of the
festive youth upon the city's street;
at night
Only if he holds a pass-the par.
entail pass, signed by pere may hC
pass the vigilant cop who is on the
lookout for him.
Eight-thirty o'clock is the loafing
limit and at the sound of the curfeN
then the embyro cit will do a hike fol
mothers back yard or the family wood
shed Oh, it's tough, awful tough
but it's too true.
No more hanging around the cafe
corners at midnight, telling tales OF
smoking cigarettes. No more smash
ing fences or other deviltry as that III
st Valentines night recently, When
the destructive element abroad that
night fairly tore up the residential
patch.
Chief Barrow and the cops can at
tend to the boys now.
The city council has adopted the
following ordinance which fully COW
ers the "curfew law" and is already
in effect All minors under eighteen
years of age are affected by its pro-
cisions:
An ordinance to regulate and control
the use of the streets and sidewalks
by minors under the age of eighteen
and for other purposes:
Section /. Be it Ordained by the
Mayor and City Council of Americas
and it is hereby ordained by the au-
thority of the same, that from and
after the passage of this ordinance
shall be unlawful for minors under
the age of eighteen to assemble, con-
gregate or be upon the streets OF
sidewalks of the City of Americas
unless accompanied by the parents OF
guardian of such minor, at and after
$3.50 o'clock at night from Septembe1
1 to May LIST, and $3.50 o'clock from
May LIST to September l.
Provided, that said ordinance shall
not apply to such minors as may h.
sent to the business portion of the
streets and sidewalks in the City OF
Americas by their parents or guar
dian with written authority from such
parent or guardian for such occasion
Section 2, Be it Further Ordained
by the Mayor and City Council OF
Americas and it is hereby ordaine'
by the authority of the same that it
shall be the duty of the police officers
and the marshal of the City of Ameri-
Gus, on finding any such minors as this
ordinance prohibits from being on the
streets as aforesaid, to admonish such
minor to go to his home
And should said minor fail and neg
lect to comply with the terms of said
ordinance, then said police officer or
said marshal shall arrest said of
Tending minor, and after arresting az
aforesaid, to Immediately notify the
parents or guardian of such person
that unless such parent or guardian
shall come and take such person of
the streets as aforesaid, that said az
resting officer shall then detain said
minor or minors until directions shall
have been given by the Mayor as 10
their custody.
Section 3. Be it Further Ordained
by the authority aforesaid, that if any
such persons as are prohibited by this
ordinance from being and appearing
on the streets as aforesaid, persists in
violating the same, he shall be sub
5act to fine and Imprisonment as pro-
vIded in section 10 of the Charter OF
the City of Americas.
Section A. This ordinance is adopt,
cd under provisions for the general
Welfare, peace and good order of the
City of Americas.
Section 5. Be it Further Ordained
that all ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances in conflict with this ordinance
be and the same are hereby repealed