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Amended by ORD 4462
ORDINANCE NO. 1546
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, DEFINING
"DELINQUENT CHILD" AND "DELINQUENCYtt, AND PRO-
VIDING FOR -THE VIOLATION THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. For the purposes of this Ordinance the term "delinquent child"
shall mean any child under the age of 18 years who violates any law of this State
or Ordinance of the City of Renton defining a crime, or who habitually uses vile,
obscene, vulgar, profane, or indecent language, or is guilty of immoral conduct;
and the term ttdelinquencytt shall mean any such act or conduct constituting any
such child a "delinquent child".
SECTION 2. Any parent, legal guardian, or person having custody of the
child, or any other person, who by any act or omission encourages, causes, or con-
tributes to the delinquency;of any delinquent child as herein defined shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine
in a sum not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment in the
City Jail for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage,
approval and legal publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL May 15th, 1956.
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Floyd W. S of , City Clerk //
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR May 15th, 19
R Baxter, Mayor
VED AS TO
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rard M. Shel
City Attorney
Date of publication: May 24, 1956.