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THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 370
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A aJRFEW, PARENTAL
RESPONSIBILITY AND DEFINING HOURS, PLACES AND
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE
REPEALING CITY ORDINANCE NO. 361.
"THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, ORDAINS:
SECTION 1 - AGE AND PLACES DEFINED:
No person under SIXTEEN (16) years of age shall be in or upon the public
streets, alleys, parks, public buildings, places of amusement or entertainment,
vacant lots, or other unsupervised places between the hours of ELEVEN O'CLOOK
(11:00) P.M. and FIVE O'CLOCK (5:00) A.M. of any day of the week, and no
person SIXTEEN (16) and over, but under EIGHTEEN (18) years of age shall
be in or upon the public streets, alleys, parks, public buildings, places of
amusement or entertainment, vacant lots or other unsupervised places between
the hours of ELEVEN O'CLOCK (11:00) P.M. and FIVE O'CLOCK (5:00) A.M.
of any day of the week except for the period of June 1 through August 30 each
year when the curfew shall be extended to TWELVE O'CLOCK (12:00) midnight.
unless such persons shall be accompanied by and be in the charge of his or her
parent or guardian, or upon an emergency errand of legitimate business directed
by his or her parent or guardian, or other adult person having the legal care
and custody of the jUvenile, or due to the course of regular employment or
traveling to or from said employment.
SECTION 2 - PROOF OF EMERGENCY OR CONDITIONS ALLOWING PERSONS
TO BE UPON STATED STR EETS OR PLACES:
Any person under SIXTEEN (16) years of age who may be in any of the
places stated in SECTION 1 of this ordinance, or who shall be found loitering
in the city between the hours of ELEVEN O'CLOCK (11:00) P.M. and FIVE
O'CLOCK (5:00) A.M. or any persons SIXTEEN (16) and over, but under
EIGHTEEN (18) years of age who may be in any of the places stated in SECnON
1 of this ordinance, or who shall be found loitering in the city between the hours
of ELEVEN O'CLOCK (11:00) P.M. (TWELVE O'CLOCK P.M. between June 1
and August 30 each year) and FIVE O'CLOCK (5:00) A.M., shall be considered
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as in violation of this ordinance unless that person shall have on his or her
person a valid written and signed statement. Such a statement shall be signed
by his or her parent or legally appointed guardian. This statement shall be
presented to the City Patrolman making such check and he may immediately
check with the person whose signature appears on the statement.
SECTION 3 - PAR ENT OR GUARDIAN RESPONSffiILITY:
No parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of any child under
the age of EIGHTEEN (18) years shall allow such child to go or to be in any of
those places stated in SECTION 1 of this ordinance after the permitted hours
of any day, unless such child be accompanied by his or her parent. guardian or
other person having legal custody unless said child is on an emergency errand
or legitimate business in which case said child shall have a written statement on
his or her person, as specified in SECTION 2 above.
SECTION 4 - SCHOOL ACTIVITIES OR OTHER EXEMPT FROM HOURS:
In case of SCHOOL ACTIVITIES which may extend past the hours of
11:00 O'CLOCK P.M., children under the age of EIGHTEEN (18) years shall
be allowed in or upon any of the places stated in SECTION 1 of this ordinance
for a time not to exceed nnR TY (30) MINUTES after activities have ceased.
SECTION 5 - EVIDENCE OF VIOLATION:
In the prosecution for the violation of any of the provisions of this
ordinance, the presence of any person under EIGHTEEN (18) years of age,
unattended as herein required, upon any of the places stated in this ordinance,
shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the guilt of such parent, guardian or
legally appointed custodian having the care and custody of such person and of
the violations of the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 6 - VIOLATION:
Any person found guilty of violation of any section or portion of this
ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than nm EE HUNDR ED
($300.00) DOLLARS, or not more than THIRTY (30) DAYS imprisonment, or
by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 7 - REPEALING CLAUSE:
That Ordinance No. 361 of The City of Seward which establishes curfew
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and parental responsibilities is hereby repealed.
SECTION 8 - SEVERABILITY:
In the event any portion, section, sub- section, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the
decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
SECTION 9 - PUBLICA TION:
Publication of this ordinance shall be by posting a copy hereof on the City
Hall Bulletin Board and the U. S. Pos t Office Bulletin Board for a period of ten
(10) days following its passage and approval.
SECTION 10 - EFFECTIVE DATE:
This ordinance shall be effective on the date of passage and approval.
First reading:
June 9th, 1969
Second reading - June 23rd, 1969
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of The City of Seward~ Alaska,
this 14 q'ay of July, 1969.
E. G. Skinner
Mayor
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Oity Clerk-Treasurer
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Approved as to Form:
City Attorney
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