The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-03
An Ordinance Relating to
and Establishing a
Curfew Law
CHATTER YIvI

1 LhAf lem AlN L.
II Is hereby ordained by the city councli
| of the city OF Barre;
Section /. Between the hour OF nine o cioek
D. m. Of any day. and the hour Of sly O'Clock
/ A m Of the following day. no child uncef
sixteen years Of age shall be or remain upon
any street, highway common, PARK or othef
public way or plac in this city, or IN or
about any store, shop. hall. restaurant bowl
ing slley, billiard pool room. moving PIC
ture theatre or place of amusement, or IN or
about any place to which the public Is ad-
mitted unless accompanied BY ms or her par
ents or adult person having control OF such
child or performing or returning from em-
ployuent or engaged in the performance OF
some duty by the direction in writing OF ms
a. her PARENTS, or person having legal con
troll Of such child. which said written direc-
tons said child shall then have with ham or
her. and no such child while performing or
returning frum such employment, or en-
gagged in the performance OF such duties
shall loiter upon any such street nlRn ~,
common, park or other public way or place,
or in or about any such store. shop. hall;
restaurant, bowling alley, billiard or poor
room. moving picture theatre or place OF
amusement, or in or about any place W
which the public Is admitted.
Sec . The chief of the fire department
shall daily cause the fire alarm 70 be sound
I'd twice at eight o'clock and nifty minutes
in the afternoon.
Sec. 3. Every regular reserve and special
police officer Ct this city and such other per-
sons as the mayor, by and with the advice
and consent OF the city council may appoint
ahall be curfcw officers. possessed Of the
powers and charged with the duties herein
provided.
Sec. 4 The person in charge Of any NOV
ing picture theatre in which moving picturss
are beiug exhibited. shall, at eight o'clock
and fifty MINUTES in the afternoon display
on the screen or curtain. wherein moving
pictures are exhibited, the following notice.
10 wit: Every child under the axe Of six
totn years. not accompanied by his or her
d. rents. or other adult person having control
or such child, is to leave this theatre tnlme-
diatciy." as required by an ordinance Of the
city Of Barre The failure or NEGLECT OF the
person in charge Of any moving picture
theatre to display a notice as required by
this section. shall he deemed sufficient cause
for revocation Of the license under when
such moving picture theatre is operated.
See g. II any child IS found by curfew
ofhccr violating the prov isions Of his ord.
nance as first Ofense. such officer shali
forthwith conduct such child TO his or her
home and notify his Or her parents or person
having legal control Of such child, OF such
violation. II any child Is found by cur
few officer violating the provisions o. ms
ordinance IS q second CT SUBSEQUENT olN1sts
such offccr shall take such child 20 he 10
lice station and forthwith give notice Of such
violation. % his or her parents or person
having legal control Of such child On re-
cent q said last-mc ntioncd notice, SAID
par,nt or pcrson SO notified shall forthwith
APPEAR at srld Tolice station and unless
prcseeuticn is instituted against such child
UNus IN NItN"1ffals q NANtANN htA1eAF
shall take said child 10 his or her home.
Sc. 6. ~ a., parent or person having
lczal CCntrol 81 said child willtuiy causes
or neFigtntly permits such child 10 violate
any Of the provisions Of this ordinance, such
parent or p,rscn shall be liable 20 prosecu-
ton th,rtfor. aud upon conviction Thereof
shall ts fined not mere than I'VE sow
dollars for Zach ofense. In such pr9secu-
tion. Trccf that said child was found VIC
lstipr any a. tho provisions 81 section 81
this ordinance shall be rrima facie evidence
that his or her parent Or peracn than having
lfgaI control q such child is ncgligenib
psrrpi'ting such violation and complaint
that the respondent inaming HIM CT her
on thu ...---.. day Ct .-...-.-. W. A.
city of Rarrs. county Of Washington and
state II Vermont Then ana there being ms
f raff NJ Tor pcrson having lCgal control. A.
The case may b. cf certain child. e
wit fnaning him CT hCri. which said cbild
WIS thin and there under siNtetn years q
age did willfuly cause tor negltgentlY -
nit a. the case MAJ b. said child o. VIC
late an ordinance entitled. An ordinance
~ ~, protection II chiidrCn. shall be
b md sufici,ut. and said respondent, -
The time q his CT hc- arrest shall be fur-
nfshfd q written specification showing in
q al the arsicular violation q said ordi-
nancs b. said child upon which such prose
- a child Who Is guilty Of wiIiful.
e,57tfrstA ard incrrrivlhie violation Of the
! frs gssfras n this oTaiuznce shall be liable
4. rsrnssruticn fhercfCr. undcr the provision
rf Nc e. a. the acts q 1918 and amend
ustnsz hereof.
- - % any rcxuiar. rreerre o. srectai
rsr1srr 1irrr Ct this city ufglC-ts &C. perform
- 1iafics -rrucsed upFln him ~ this orii-
-ar~s - rhaii b. prrsecutci therefor, and
F -s-.s rrnvirt IN thtnscf shall - disrnissez1
fro-l ths ore u police nnd shall - hned
nst iess thsn twsniy-txe $50 collar
So The city attorney shall institute
50 conduit nrrsorut8ors Tor All vtuia1iu1ls
IN tkss ordinance that ccnE - his nutaee
- kr,oule.ire. uhcthsr ~ complaint 20 hin
a. ntherwire
- ia. Ttis urdfnannt shall take cHect
uaaa thc "a DAY ~ Mag. ia1a-
rucsrrtrH - thf r5fr ealncl Aprl -
aser r.aF -rra ard nsssss 10 -r-rnd rrzd-
frr Efrs 3 sr-r-d tiznf ana ad1rirl - ne
fa~f rf si5s~rnen. April -. 1890.
- /. IL aa-L L. 60.