HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 16 O R D I N A N C E N O. 16
~kn Ordln.~.nce relating ~o the ringling of a curfew
bell in the City of Columbia Heights for the puri>ose of
w~rning chil~ren ~d paren~Sm Of ~le time limiting the
hours when children m~v be u~on ~he pt~blic s~reet un-
accom~nied by' p~.rent or ~u~rdian ~d ~'hen not engaged
in ~ny !a;~ful businoss or occupation and providing a
penalty for the vlola~ion thereof.
T~ City Cuuncl! of the City of Columbia Heights does
ord,.in as follows:
Section 1. Th~re ~hal! be rung In the City of Columbi~
Heights ~ bell ~t the hour of 9:~0 o'clock of each night
by the Chief of PoZic~'a or e. police offlcez~ de~Xgna~ed by
the mayor of the City of Columbi~ Heights, for the
of warning children and parents of %he ssid hour.
sec'clon :~. Aft~,z' the '~in~Ing of ~hc said bell
shall be uni~c~ful for ~n~y child ~nder sixteen (i6)
of age to be u~on the st~eets ~nd high,rays of the
City of Col~bia Height~ ~b. en not enE~!g'ed in any l~wfnl
o~ln~ss or occul~atioa nor acoomp~nied npon such streets
~ith a t~a~'ent or guardian of said child.
Any ~uch chilm so fox,nd upon the su, lm stre,.:ts
the said hour of 9:30 o'clock in the evenlnE anO no~
accompahied by a parent or guardia~n of ~ny such chila who
shall be found i:~ ~,ny ]u~b.~ic ~Qace s.fter ss. id hour unless
accomp~uled by such pg~rent or ~,s. rdi~n, or any chlla who
wi~hou~ Just c~,use or wi~houZ the written consent of it~
ps, rcn~ abs~nts ~imself from his home or place of
after ~mch ho~r, or a~ such child who is guilty of dls-
orderly conm~c~ in any ~-~.mblic place or ~oomt ~ny school-
house ~fter such hour ~h~l be deemed ~ delinquent child
anm ~hall ce ~uilty of ~ ~ai~demeanor un~ier ~he ~rovisions
of thi~ ordinance.
Sec%ion G. The parents or guar~ians of ~ny child
being f~nd g~il~y of the violation of the ord!n~ce after
havin~ be~n fir~ dmly notified by any police officer~
Deputy sherrlf, coart officer, public offici~l or citizen
~nd a~pri~ed of ~he f~c~ ~h~.tm ~]~ chll~ of s~ch I~aren~s
or ~.,.r~is, n ha~ been ~uil~y of vlolattn~ thi~ or~In+~ce
and if ~ho p~rents, or ~uar~i~n f~it to ?rev~nt ~ furt]~r
violation thereof the said parents or ~?~arai~n s~'~ali
guilty of con~rio~tn~· to ~he ueiin,~uency of such minor
chilm ~.n,u of ~_ viol~Ui~n of this or~i~n~nce.
Any person who sh~.!l vlol~:~e any of Vhe
of t~i~s or~insnce shall be ~i!ty of ~ ~is~emeanor and
shall Oe fined not less thrzn Five (S~,O0) nor more than
One H~ndred ~llara (~t00.00) or imprisoned in the County
J~il of Anoka County or of Hennepin County not to exceed
ninety (90) d~ys.
Tl~is Ordinance shall tr~ke effect ~nd. be in force
%hirty (~0) ~ys from and s. fter its
PaCe ~
?irs~ reading April 17~h, 19E3,
'~,~..m~,~, ~l,u~il 22nd,
Pa,a~¢ea April E~nd,
(Special Me~Ing.)
An r~atmonc,.e~ ¢ ~r,~ ~"e&dlr:g. - November 9, 1943
" ~ secon~ ~dl~.- November 23, 194~
" " p~s~ed. - November 2~, 19~
offered by: Jackmon
Seconded by: Nygaard
Roll Call:
Ayes: All
Nays: None
Louis W, Bassett
~ayor
Dorothe Holm