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ORDINANCE NO. 1-492
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENT ON REGULATING THE
PRESENCE OF MINORS BETWEEN CERTAIN AGES IN PUBLIC STREETS AND
OTHER PLACES BETWEEN CERTAIN HOURS, DEFINING THE DUTIES
OF PARENTS OR OTHERS IN REGARD TO SUCH MINORS, PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF AND REPEALING SECTION 2,
KNOWN AS THE CURFEW LAW, OF CHAPTER VIII OF ORDINANCE #1074s
AND ANY AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RENT ON AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Definitions.
The term "street" shall mean any alley, thoroughfares pathway,
sidewalk, or other place of travel open to the public.
The term "highway" shall include any road, lane or other terminal
or continuance of any roadway open to the public.
The term "public place" shall include, but shall not be limited
to places of amusement, entertainment and eating establishments,
public buildings, parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities
of every kind and description, dance halls, vacant lots or
other unsupervised places.
The term "parent" or "guardian" shall mean the actual parent or
legal guardian or the authorized person having the care, custody
or control of such minor by the consent of such parent or le gal
guardian or by court decree.
The hours of time specified in this Ordinance shall refer to
the standard time prevailing in the City of Renton from period
to period regardless of its designation as Pacific Standard
Time, Pacific Daylight Time, or Pacific War Time.
The masculine gender as used in this Ordinance shall include
the feminine gender and the singular shall include the plural.
Section 2: It shall be and it is hereby declared to be unlawful
for any person under the age of 15 years to congregate, loiter, idle,
wander, stroll, play or be upon or about any street, highway, or public
place as herein defined between the following scheduled dates and hours:
(a) During the months of June, July and August of each and
every year between the hours of 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each
day, and each Friday and Saturday between the hours of
10 p.m, to 5 a.m. during the remainder of each and every
year,
(b) During the period from September 1 to May 30 of each year,
from Sunday to Thursday, inclusive, between the hours of
9 p.m. to 5 a.m,
It shall be and it is hereby declared to be unlawful for any
person under the age of 19 years to congregate, loiter, idle, wander,
stroll, play or be upon or about any street, highway, or public place
as herein defined between the following scheduled dates and hours:
(a) During the months of June.. July and August of each and
every year between the hours of 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. each
day; and on each Friday and Saturday from 12 o'clock
midnight to 5 a.m. throughout the year.
(b) During the period from September 1 to May 30 of each
year,'lunday to Thursday, inclusive, between the hours
of 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
It is provided, however, that the provisions contained in this
Section shall not apply to a minor who is duly accompanied by his parent
or guardian or in the case where such minor is engaged in legitimate
employment duly approved by the parent or guardian or the proper
administrative authority designated in the State Child Labor Statutes.
Section 3: It shall be unlawful for any parent or guardian as
defined herein to encourage, condone or permit any such minor as specified
in the immediately preceding Section to violate any of the provisions
hereof.
Section 4: It shall be unlawful for any person not a parent
or guardian to knowingly accompany, congregate, loiter or wander about
with any minor on any street, highway or public place in the City of
Renton as hereinabove defined, unless such person has the express written
consent of the parent or guardian .of such minor.
Section 5: It shall be unlawful for the proprietor, operator
or person in charge of any business establishment to permit any such minors
to congregate, loiter, play or be upon such establishment or place of
business during the hours and times hereinabove specified unless such
minors are accompanied by their parents or guardian.
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Section 6: -Any minor violating any of the provisions contained
herein shall be dealt with in accordance with the Juvenile Court Laws
and if remanded for prosecution shall be fined in an amount not to exceed
$100.00 or confined to jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days,
or punished by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 7: Any parent, guardian or other adult person having the
care and custody of any such minor violating any of the provisions herein
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contained shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $100.00 or confined in jail
for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or be punished by both
such fine and imprisonment; however, punishment for a first offense
under this Ordinance shall consist of a fine only in a sum not to exceed
$25.00.
Section 8: Any person violating any of the provisions of
Sections 4 and 5 herein shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $100.00 or by
imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30)
days or by both such fine and imprisonment; however, punishment for a
first offense hereunder shall consist of a fine only in a sum not to
exceed $25.00.
Section 9: Each violation of any of the provisions of this
Ordinance shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 10: Should any section, clause or provision of this
Ordinance be declared by the courts to be invalid, the same shall not
effect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof,
other than the part so declared to be invalid.
Section 11: Section 2, known as the Curfew Law, of Chapter
VIII, Ordinance No. 1074, and any and all other ordinances and parts of
ordinances insofar as the same are in conflict herewith, are hereby
repealed.
Section 12: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
after its passage, approval and legal publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this27th day of July, 1954•
APPROVED BY THE MAYOtt thi
Appro �d as to form:
J6ar a an
Kssistant City Attorney
Date of publication: August 5, 1954.
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