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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.
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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
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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.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Clermont
at a regular meeting held on March 1, 1955.
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RECEIVED AND APPROVED the foregoing Ordinance No. 138
by me this March 1, 1955.
/ s/ ¡,"'m. . Boyd
Mayor