The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1921-09-27
CURFEW LAWS
TO Be ENFORCED

According to Judge VIM. c. Acht
Jr, the curfew laws of the territory
are going to be enforced on this
island. This is to be done by the
cooperation of the police and the
Juvenile court department. 1t is far
too common a sight to see young.
sters who should be at home at
night roaming around our streets
pool rooms and picture houses.
The laws concerning the keeping
of children at home at night unless
in the company of their parents,
are written in the revised laws of
Hawaii, Sections 3OO1, 3OO2, 3OO3
and 1904 printed below. Act 30O1
was amended by Act A S. L. 1915
to state that the curfew hour should
be eight o'clock instead of seven
o'clock. Act 3003 was amended by
the same act, i. e., Al S. l.. 1915, to
inclued motion picture houses.
Section 3oo1. Children in public
streets, prohibited when; penalty.
Any child under fifteen years of age,
who, except in case of necessity, or
except when permitted so to do in
writing by a judge of the. juvenile
court, shall go, or remain on any
public street or highway after sew
en- O'Clock in the evening or before
four o'clock in the morning, unac-
companied by an adult person, shall
be deemed a delinquent child and
may be published as by law pro-
vided. IL. 1896, C. 30, S. l.; p. L..
s. 406; r. l. s. 22e1; am. L. 1907,
C. "a, S. l.; am. l.. 1913, C. 124, SID
Section 3o02. Parents allowing
children in street, prohibited when,
penalty. Any parent or guardian,
having the care, custody and control
of a child under fifteen years of
ase, who, except in case of necessity
shall knowingly or voluntarily suf.
fer or permit a child to go or re-
main on any public street or high
way, after nine o'clock in the even
ing and before four o'clock in the
morning, unaccompanied by an ad-
ult person, shall be punished by a
fine of not more than ten dollars or
by Imprisonment not exceeding
twenty days. O.. 1896, C. 30, s. 2;
p. L. s. 407; R. l.. S. 2292.)
Section 1908. School children pro-
hibited in certain places, when; pen
atty. All keepers of coffee, victu-
aling, liquor and billiard saloons,
and bowling alleys, and also sugar
mills, are hereby strictly forbidden
to allow any school children, boys
or gir | S, to remain upon
h + premises any time be-
tween the hours of sunset and sun
rise, unless the same be accom-
panied by their parents or guardi-
ans. Any keeper of a coffee, victu-
aling, liquor or billiard saloon or
bowling alley, upon whose premis-
es any school child, boy or girl. may
be found between the hours above
named, unless the same be accom-
panied by its parents or guardian,
shall be deemed guilty of an offense,
and shall be punished by fine, of
thnn lnllDrc
conviction and his license may be
revoked by the treasurer, in his
discretion. IL. 1870, C. 23, S. l.;
Cp. l.. p. 542; p. L. S. 404; am. l..
1908, C. s, s. 2; r. l.. s, 2293)
Section 1904. Arrest, when in such
places. If any keeper or keepers
of any of the public places enum-
Grated in Section 1908 shall find
diffulty in clearing their premises
of school children, the same call in
the assistance of the police. who
shall first order all such school
school children to return to their
homes; and if such order be not
obeyed by the said children, the
police shall proceed to apprehend
all such children who shall not have
proceeded to their homes, and cause
them to be detained in the lock
up over night, to be brought before
the district magistrate on the fol
lowing morning, to be punished ac-
cording to the provisions of the law
relating to truancy. IL. 1870, c. %,
S. 2; Cp. l.. p. 543; p, l.. S. 4O5; r..
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