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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 642~mn~RGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 642 EEW SERIES AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN (18) lq~.aRS FROM BEING UPON THE PDBLIC ST~8 OF THE CITY OF BAFRRSFIEtD OR IN PLACES OF AMUSEMENT OR EETERTAIEMENT IN THE CITY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10 O'CL0CE P. M., AED ~ 0 'CLOCK A. N., OF ANY DAY, AND REPEALING GENCY ORDINANCE NO. 641 NEW ERIES OF THE CITY S OF BAKERSFIELD. wn)2u~AS, the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Bakersfield requires the passage of an emergency ordinance prohibiting persons under the age of eighteen (18) years from being upon the public streets of the City of B_~ersfield or in places of amusement or entertainment or in other public places in said City between the hours of 10 o 'clock P. M., and ~ o'clock A. M., of any day, NOW, THEREFOHE, BE IT ORDAII~ED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAF~.RSFIELD, as follows: SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to loiter upon the streets in the City of Bakersfield, or be in places of amusement or entertainment or in other public places in said City, between the hours of 10 o 'clock P. M., and ~ o 'clock A. M., of any day, unless such person is accompanied by a parent, guardian or other adult person having control or charge of such person under the age of eighteen (18) years; or unless such person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall have gone to a place of entertainment or amusement, other than one at which liquor is sold or served, prior to 8 o 'clock P. M., where a regular program or eveni~g's entertainment shall have commenced or been arranged for the occasion to commence prior to 8 o 'clock P. M., and shall have held over or been continued beyond 10 o 'clock P. M., or such person shall have left a place of employment or social call after 10 o'clock P. M., and such person is thereafter returning directly to his home or place of residence not later than 12 o'clock m~dnight. SECTIOIq 2. It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or any adult' le person havin~ the control~ custody or charge of any. person under the age of eighteen (18) years~ to permit~ allow or let said person loiter upon the streets of the City of Bakersfield 6r in places of amusement or entertainment or in other public places in .said City between 'the hours of 10 o 'clock P. M. ~ and ~ o 'clock A.-M. ~ of ~_n~v day~ unless said minor is lawfully upon said streets or public places or places /of amusement as permitted by the preceding section of this ordinance. SECTION 3- · violation of this ordinance shell be punishable for the first o~fense by a fine not to exceed Ten ($10.00) Dollars or by imprison- ment in the County =all not exceeding five (g) days. For each subsequent offense~ by a fine of not less than Ten ($10.00) Dollars or more than Fifty ($~0.00) Dollars~ or imprisonment in the County ~ail of not less than five (~) days or not more than twenty-five (2~) days~ or by both such fine and imprisonment. SECTION 4. Emergency Ordinance No. 641 and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed. SECTION ~. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency ordinance within the meaning of Section 24 of the Charter of the City of Bakers- field~ State of California~ and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public healthy safety and welfare~ ~n~d shall take effect im- mediately. The facts constituting such emergency are as' follows: That there is a growiD~ tendency amoD4 persons under the age of eighteen (18) years to be upon the streets and to frequent public places and places of amusement in said City at late hours of the night and at early hours in the morning to the detriment of the morels~ safety and welfare of said persons and the inhabitants of the City of Bakersfield. I EF2~n~Y CERTIFY that the foregoing Emergency Ordinance was passed a~ adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held oh the 10th day of May, 1943, by the following vote: AYE: CARNAl(IS, MARMADUKE, NORRIS, SIEMON, SMITH, VANDERLEI, VERCAMMEN NOES: ,~ ................................................ ABSENT: ,s~ C'~y Clerk and ~x-0ffi'~i'6' 01erk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield. AImPROVED by me F 10th day of May, 1943. of Bakersfield. ' A i avtt of losting Mna. es STATE OF CALIFORNIAt County of Kern % ss. V. VAN RIPER, being duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is the duly appointed, acting and qualified Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and that on .................. ..M...a.~.. ........... ../../.. ................. 19..4.3..., he posted on the Bulletin Board at the · City Ha!l, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said City at a meeting thereof duly held on .......... .M....a,y..._l..0.. ................................ 19...4.A., which ordinance was numbered ...... ..6..4...2. .......... New Series, and entitled: AN k~.RGENCY ORDII(ANCE PROHIBITING MOLTS UNDER TIIE AGE OF EIGHTEEN (18) Y~.ARS FROM BEING UPON THE Iru'BLIC STI~m. TS OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD OR IN PLACES OF AMUSEMENT OR ENTERTAII~Fg~NT IN THE CITY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10 0 'C~OCE P. M.s AND ~ 0 'CLOCK A. M., OF ANY DAY~ AND REPEALING EMER- GENCY ORDINANCE HO. 6~1 NEW SERIFa OF THE CIT/ OF BAKERSFIELD. · ,~ 8ubscrib~d~ a, nd sworn to before me this ........... ...~gX,~ ' ~ · a~ .... ..~.: ...... ~ Notary Public in and for the County of Kern, State of California.