The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-25
Legal Notices
cuRrHW ORDNANCE

A. ORDiSASCE PROHIBITING
CHILDREN UNDER SEVENTEEN
YEARS or AGE FROM LoITERISG
OR REMAINING UPON THE
STREETS OR OTHER PUBLIC
PLACES OF THE CITY or YPsi-
LANTI AFTER CERTAIN HOURS
OF THE NIGHT. AND TO PRO
VIDE A PENALTY FOR VIOLA
TlO$ or THE PROVISIONS HERE
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY or YPsILANTI oRDAGH:
SECTION /. That II shall be I'M
lawful for any person under the aRs
81 seventeen years 10 lolter or re-
main Ia or upon any streets. siisyr.
or public places in the city ~ Ypsl-
lantt between the hours OF 1870 ..
m. and 30 a. ri. OF any day. unisss
huch person Is accompanied By his
parents, guardian, or other person
having legal custody and control 81
such minor, or unless such minor -
In the pursuance 81 an errand direct
ed ~ his parent. guardian or other
person having his care or custody,
or while tho performance Of soma
lawful employment Of such minor
makes N necessary that said minor
be upon said streets, alleys, or public
places during tho night time. after
such specified hours
SECTION q. II shall hereafter he
unlawful for any parent, guardian Or
other person having tho legal care
md custody or any minor under thu
hge OF seventeen years. 10 allow. or
permit any SUCH child, ward. or other
person under such age while in his
legal custody. 10 i0iter or remain,
unhcc0inpanled. upon any Of thn
t,treeia, alloys or other public places
In said city. Within the time prohib-
ited In section one 81 this ordinance
unless there. exists n reasonable ne.
Cossity therefor
BBCTIOH J. Each member Of thu
police force. while on duty, IN hereby
authorized 10 arrest without warrant
any person within his presence vl1-
latinK any or the provisions Of sec
ton one Of this ordinance. and de.
tain such person for n reasonable
time uutll complaint can bo made
ana warrant issued and served Re
II further ordained that no child or
minor person arrested under tho pro-
visions OF this ordinance shall b.
placed IN confinement until the par
ent or guardian OF such child shall
have been notified and tho parents
wishes or the wishes Of such guar
dian or legal custodian ascertnlned.
and the said parents. guardians or
legnl custodian shall refuse TO 10
held responsible for tho observance
or said ordinance by said minor per-
son
SECTION 4. II shall be tho duty Of
tue JhHlico OF the Peace. upon tho
arrest OF any child or minor person.
where tho parents. guardian or legal
custodian Of such minor person 70.
fuse to become responsible for such
minor FOR the violation OF tho pro.
visions or section one OF this ordin-
hnce, to inquire into the facts OF
said arrest, the conditions ana cir
cumstanCes OF such child or minor
person, and IL IT shall appear that
such child or minor person, for want
or proper parental care, guardian
ship or control, IL growing up In
mendicancy or vagrancy, or is incor-
rlgible. to cause the proper proceed
ing to be had and taken as author.
ICED by the laws of tho state for such
cases.
SECTION 8. Any person or n.r.
sons, either minors under tho age Of
seventeen years, or tho parents, gunr.
dian or loyal custodian OF any such
minor. violating any OF tho proyi,.
Ions or this ordinance, shall. upon
conviction thereof. be punished by a
fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or
by imprisonment for term not 10
exceed thirty days or By both such
fine and imprisonment at the discre-
ton OF the court.
sECTroH Q. This ordinance shall
shall be In fun force and effect on
and after legal publication.
Made aud passed by the Common
Council OF the city OF Ypsilanti, this
goth day OF Sept. 1913.
Approved by the Mayor, Sept. 81,
1913.
ROSS X. BOWER.
Mayor.
HARVEY c. HOLMES.