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O-55-139 ... ORDINANCE NO. ~ 1~7 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE PRESENCE OF MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF SEVENTEEN YEARS ON PUBLIC STREETS AND IN OTHER PLACES BETWEEN CERTAIN HOURS; DEFINING DUTIES OF PARENTS OR OTHERS IN CARE OF MINORS; PROVIDING FOR ARREST AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF; AND, PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO. WHEREAS, due to present conditions now prevailing, juvenile delinquency and juvenile criminal delinquency has so increased in the United States and in the State of Florida, and same has increased in the City of Clermont so as to become a menace to the preservation of public peace, safety, health, morals and welfare; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT: Section 1. Loitering of Minors Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of seventeen years to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or play in or upon the public street, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, wharves, docks, or other public grounds, public places and public build- ings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots or other unsupervised places in the City of Clermont between the hours of / /'"... P. M. and . r.' ( Q A. M. the following day, Eastern Standard time; provided, however, that the provisions of this Section do not apply to a minor accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor, or where the minor is upon an emergency errand or legitimate business directed by his or her parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor. Each violation of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a separate offense. Section 2. Responsibility of Parents. It shall be unlawful for the paren~guardian, or other-adUlt person having the care and custody of a minor under the age of seventeen years to knowingly let such minor to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, wharves, docks, or other public grounds', public places and public buildings, places of amusement and enter- vainment, vacant lots or other unsupervised places in the City of Clermont between the hours of /.1: I) " P. M. and .r.·oo A. M. of the following day, Eastern Standard time; provided, however, that the provisions of this Section do not apply when accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor, or where the minor is upon an emergency errand or legitimate business directed by his or her parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor. ~ .. Each violatton of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a separate off~nse. Section 3. Penalties. Any minor violating the pro- V1Slons of Section 1 shall be dealt with in accordance with the Juvenile Laws of this State. Any parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of a minor violating Section 2 shall be fined not less than One Dollar ($1.00) nor ,. ~ ... more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or confined in jail not less than one day nor more than ten days, or punished by both said fine and imprisonment for each offense in the dis- cretion of the Judge of the Municipal Court. Section 4. Repeal of Conflictinq Ordinances. All existing Ordinances of the City of Clermont are hereby repealed insofar as they may be inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance. Section 5. Severability of Provisions. It is the intention of the City Council that each separate provision of this Ordinance shall be deemed independant of all other provisions herein, and it is the further intention of the City Council that if any provisions of this Ordinance be declared invalid, all other provisions thereof shall remain valid and enforceable. Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and for the first offense each minor or his or her parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor shall be first warned of the violation of this Ordinance, thereafter they shall be punished in accordance with the previous Sections. '\ PASSED by the City Council of the City of Clermont at a regular meeting held on March 1, 1955. \"-- ---/0> ¿ ~/Ý}/ Is/ E~ç('€£¿ I/Ml.d(J1,V President of the City Council , '> :r ~ ..f./ _. ~ Is/ J)$'~7~ C erk * * * * * .' ", ~:; .... ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * RECEIVED AND APPROVED the foregoing Ordinance No. 138 by me this March 1, 1955. / s/ ¡,"'m. . Boyd Mayor