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ORDINANCE N0. c5r Q
AN ORDINANCE R9AKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR A MINOR, EXCEPT IN COURSE
OF EMPLOYMENT, TO BE ~JPON STREETS OF LA FORTE, TEXAS, BETWEEN
THE HOURS OF 11:30 P.Pd. and 5:00 A. M.; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR
ANY PARENT OR PERSON HAVING LAWFUL CUSTODY TO PERMIT A MINOR
TO BE UPON THE STREETS, WITHIN SUCH TIME LIMITS, UNLESS THERE
EXISTS A NECESSITY THEREFOR: PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRO-
VIDING THAT ANY VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE A MISDE-
MEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SUCH VIOLATOR SHALL BE ~'IPvED A SUM
NOT LESS THAN $5,00 UR RlORE THAI`1 $200.00 AND PROVIDING AN EF-
FECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINEL! BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS, TEXAS:
SECTION I, That it shall be unlawful for any child under the age of eighteen
years to be and remain upon any of the streets of the City of La Porte, except
when engaged in lawful employment, between the hours of eleven thirty o'clock
p. m, and five o'clock a.m., unless such child shall be accompanied by its paren~
or guardian, or some other person having legal custody of such child.
SECTION 2. It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or other person Navin
legal care and custody of any child under the age of eighteen years to allow or
permit any such child, while in his or her legal custody to go or be upon any o
the streets in the City of La Porte within the time and as prohibited in this
ordinance, unless there exists a necessity therefor.
SECTION 3. Any person found guilty of violating the provisions hereof shall bej
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be fined not less than Five
Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars. ~
SECTION 4. In the event any section, clause, sentence, or paragraph, or part o:
this ordinance shall, for any reason be adjudged by any Court of competent juri;
diction to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect, impair or invalidate tl
remainder of this ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~ day of ~° , 1959.
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ATTEST: Mayor of the Ci of orte
ty Clerk of the City of La Porte
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ANN OI'cI;INiNCE ~11KIi~G IT J(JL;1iif~ UL ED ~ t+ (IIidO;i, x,~:Cl:f'T IN COUi~SE
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OC E~PLOYi~4ENT, TU I3E UPON STREETS OC L~- i'O~~TE, TE, ,
THE fIOURS OF 11:30 P,i~, t1i'~(i 5:O(' ..i~,; ~1AKING IT UNLA~kI(FUL FOIL
ANY PARENT OIi PE3~SON H~~VING La~EJL CUSTODY TO PEii1~IT A MINOR
TO BE UPON TfI;: STREETS, s~ITfITN SUCff TIi~F LIP~ITS, UNLES~; THERE
EXISTS ~- NEGESSITY T}iERErOR: pROVIt)ING E~ :SAVINGS CLAUSE, PRO-
VIDING TffAT ANY VIOLATION OF TfIIS OPtOINANCE Sf6ALL HL !~ P~fIS~3 ~-
~~,ANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SUCH VIOLATOI~i Sf~IALL E3E EIN'~:I~ A Sa,ry
NOT LESS THAN X5.00 Ofi ~OIiE TH~~iN ~2~G.00 AND PROVIIiI~~e~; AN E['-
F%CTIVE DATE
I, .Frank G, Baker, City Clerk of the City of La Porte, Texas, do Idereby
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certify that the above and foregoing is a true :and correct copy of the caption o:'
Ordinance No, -~ a Passed by the City Corainission at a regular Heeling
thereof held on the ,,,[„~''~ day of ~~--~- ~, 159, as the sane appears in the
Ordinance Records in my office. ~~-'~
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i'~itness any hand., and seal of said City, this the -~-- day of.-~J~.- ~,
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City Clerk of the City of La Porte, 'Texas