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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 0399f ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE ADDING A NEVI SECTION TO THE ORDINANCE CODE OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION NO. 127-?, REGULATING 'THE PRESENCE OF MINORS UNDER THE AGE O18 YEARS IN PUBLIC STREETS AND OTHER.PLACES BE'I"NEEN THE HOURS OF 10 o'CLOCK P.M. AND DAYLIGHT OF THE 11'OLLO'J1,TG DAY, DEFINING DUTIES OF PARENTS AND O'THLR PERSONS IN CARE OF MINORS IN RELATIONSHIP THERETO, FIXING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTY OF VIOLATION THEREOF - The City Council of the City of Burlingame does or- dain as follows: Section 1. The Ordinance Code of the City of Burlingame is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to be known as Section 1277 which shall read as follows: Section 127$, - REGULATING CONDUCT OF MINORS IN / PUBLIC STREETS AND PLACES (a) It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of 18 years to loiter, idle, stroll, or play in any public street, public square, park, or any public place between the hours of 10 o'clock P. M. and daylight of the following day; 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 di- rected by his or her parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor. Any person assisting, aiding, abetting, permitting or encouraging any minor under the age of le years to violate i, any of the provisions of this code is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) Each owner, agent, manager, or keeper of a hotel, boarding house, lodging house, tenement house, apartment house or motor court shall immediately report to the office of the Chief of Police of the jity, the presence therein of any and all minors who he or she has reason to believe to be under the age of 18 years; providing, however, that the provisions of this paragraph do not apply when the minor or minors is or are accom- panied by a parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of such minor or minors. In making such report to the office of the chief of Police the name, age, last known place of abode, the names and residences of the parents, guar- dians or other custodians of such minor or minors, shall be stated, and shall include such other or further information as can be ascertained from said minor or minors or otherwise. (c) It shall be unlawful within the City for any proprietor keeper, clerk or any other person, having charge or control of any cafe, tavern, restaurant, bar, eating place or public dance hall to permit any person under the age of 18 years to remain in said public place herein enumerated between the hours of 10 o'clock P. M. and daylight immediately following; provided, that the provisions of this paragraph do not apply to a minor or minors accompaned by his or her parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor. (d) Any minor who shall violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to i the provisions of Chapter 2, -Division 2, of the v�elfare and i institutions Code of the State of California. This Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace and safety, which makes it imperative that this Ordinance shall be- come effective forthwith; the facts constituting such emergency are; that the current war conditions have so affected the affairs in the City of Burlingame that it is necessary to preserve the public peace, safety, morals and welfare by restricting the presence of minors in the streets and other public places, and particularly for the purpose of curtailing juvenile delinquency. Section 2. This Ordinance shall be published once according to law in the Burlingame Advance -Star, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the said City and eforth shall be in full force and effect. The foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on July 19, 1943, and was adopted by the said City Council on August 2, 1943, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL4,!EN : BURROWS - COLQMAN - DAHL - ROTH NOES: COUNCIT171 T : NONE ABSENT COUNCIL4rTEN: HUNT ATTEST: CITY CLERK