HomeMy WebLinkAbout0466 .~tl O:{DINfd~CE relatins to the conduct of parents, guardian~ or
persons responsible for the care and custody of children a~d to all persons
cont, ributing to the neglect or delinq~n~y of children, and providing pen-
~lties for violations thereof.
The City 0ouneil 0f the City of ~re~erton d0 ordain as fol!0~v~:
Sec. 1. Pot [fl~e purpose of this Ordinance the words"dependent
child" or"neglected child" shall mean ~ny child ~uzder the ages he~eina-f~ter
soe ~ified.
[1) ~my child uuder the age of eighteen (18) years
(a) ,~ho ~s lo,md ~egg~ng, receiving o~ gathering alms, whether
actually begging or m~der the pretex~ :cT seTling or offering
for sate; or ~ ~
~b) %~fho is found in any street, ~allS~z or public.place for
purpose of b~gging, ~gathering~ or ~eeeiViug ~lms; or
(c) V,~o is a vagrant; o~ ~ ,
Icl) ~,'ho is found wandering and not having any home or~ettled
place of abode or any proper ~ardinaship or any visible
means off subsistenc~e; or
[e) Who has no parent o~ or who ha2 no ~pc~rent or
~ardian ~i~ or capable o~ 'axeruisi~
proper parental ~r
(f) Who is destitute; or
(g)'fd~ose home by reason off neglect, cruelty o~ depravity of
its pa~ents, or either of ~them, o~:' on ~he ~art~o'ff its
gumrdian, or on ~he p~rt of the person in whose custody
or care it ~y be. or for any other reason is an
~laoe for s~eh child; or
(h) ?~h0 ~requents the company of reputed criminals, v~g~'auts
or prostitutes; or
(i) l~M~o. ~s ~o~md l~ving or being in any house of prostitution
o~, ~ign~i~n, or
~ ~j) Who pers~SSently refuses ~o obey the reasonable and pr-~per
orders ~5r dir&etions of its pareuts or guardian; or
[k) [d~o is iucorrigible; that is, who is beyond~he power
control of its p~-ents, guardian or custodian by reason cT
t.~e viciouo.~'conduct cz nature of such child~ or
(1) ~hose Father, mother, guar~lian or cus~od, ian~is a~habitual
dr~mk~trd, or do not oroverly provide such c~ild and it appears
that such child is destitute of a suitable home or adequate
means of obtaining an h~est living, .or who is,in danger
bein~t~ brought up to lead an idle, dissolute or in'~noral life,
or w]~ere such child is without Proper mean~ cT support; or
[m) ~'~ho is a habitual. ~~~ truaut as de~ined in the
laws ~f the St~ae of ~ash!ngtoh; or
~n) '~¥ho uses intoxicating liquors as a beverage or who uses opi~
[ cacaine morphine or other s~.m~lar drl~.
~2~a) fm~[ child ~mder the age of twelve [12) year's
' .P°zmd ~eddling close,ling a~ article o~ t~ing or singing
or p~a~ing any m~sic~l instillment f~r gain~upou the p~blic
streets or gi~ing an~ public entertainment~, Sr who accom-
paniesor is used in aid o!' any '{~erson so doing; provided,
t~u~t ~is provi~ton shall not a~ply ~o cntl:l_en ~der the
age of twelve years partioipati[~g ~i.n .entertainments
Miven by reg~larly organized schools or societies whore
~wo [2)or more ~ic~l instruments ~re used.
In all oases ~ner~ ~an~ c~lild Shall be neglected 0~ dependent
herein d. efined, the parent or parents or person having the eu~tod~ of the
child, or any other person responsible for, or by any act encouraging,
o~u~sin~' or contributing to the neglect or dependency of such child, s]~all
be deemed ~Ilty~o~f~a m&sdemeanor.
Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for a~y parent, g~ardian~or person
hmvin~ thecustody or control of a~y child or age of eight-
een ~ears to allow or permi~ such
da'n~ hal~b, publi~ pool or billiard room er
to allow any child ~der the age cfi Sixteen
upon a. ul~ public place
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by a parent, g~.ardi~ or some other gdtllt person of good mor~l ckarg{~ter
~a~l~, or unless 2uch minoP chil~ he on sn errand by
permission or direction o:[f such parent, g~ixliml or odiaz adult porsoii,
Sec. ,;~". it shall he. ~,l~i~.,.=,d. for ~ny person to ta]:e or allow ~.. y
fe~k~!e minor under the ~,~,.of ei~r]~tem~ ymc,zs {18), not his daup?~ter. ~,~.~.e"'
sister to ride on any mo~oroyo!e, autamo~}~le o omy vehicle of -..,,~- ~',..:
.~:~. dolinquincy Or nej].ec'- of ~,n,:~ ~i~inor.
an," :d. uor child ~u~der ~.,~,~ ~Se o'Z eighteen [18) years into or encourage or
a~l~ovz any ouch minor child {~o enter ani~,, -]tot.el, lod~i~g.-llouse or rectal', o .... ~,
~.. em~:loyng therein, or to permi~ an~ s~ch. l~li}loP ~o ell~eP of ]'e 111
roo;,l ltl f~ny hotel, !3,,]gin..j house or l'ooming house xt~h ann person, unless
...... . .:,.sc~.Fs ~i8 rL{~Vl.nS the' ~,%l,~{;O{j ~Nd..'OOil{)'foi of
tee~,S-o~rs to enoourase or permi~ s'uoh m'i~or ~o beg, pod,lie or sell or del-..
....... -._~ ~ ,~.~,,s Of tko City,. or to euc.,ov'raje o.-
, ..~.o~,oos~P,, .~:OOd an~t O~O~g or shelter, or com--
.'r:?s~ o~.' nouriclm;sn~, or o l;he','cise cruelly treat any minor .:'~!.~ild.
· ., ~all lie no {e{onso to a nrosooution-.,a -
- ooa~:, of tn= 0itl,- Treasurer. .11
~.~uoPt such Portion thereof as in
]~'~.' ,~ns~:' ...... i. or and ~af~e., law to '~e othez%~iso disposed of, shall he d. oposil;ed ',;i.~;x"
th.e Trcae, nrer to receive anl place in said fund dona~ions a.n.~] oontribu{;io~zs
'wl'~e{:hep {'rom ..~J~.,Pi 'gol~ {]!~n~ose~l societies, poi'sons or o~,Lerw/.se. 21~e
.Division 0'7 tho ~:~olice De~arN '
{~ ,= ~ .......... ~ent; und~:~.' the control an~ ~.~Pec~ion of the
desti1:ute chil3ren dud 'Families and o tho~ persons com{~'under tho su~orvision
or jurisdic~ion-o:f {;his Ordiuanoe_ or of said Juvenile'a~:,,l ~-~ ..... 'n~,~}~ ....
~.~ 2o!'~ce .~;e')c~r?;me~t, Sot the pur~}ose o-[;' enabling such Juvenile and Ihmta,~e
Division of said Department to-en~a~e in oa~ing fo~ the protecting minor
cn.~idre_~ ~tnd in the prosecution of pe~lsons vio!~ing ~he provi~ion6 of, this
Or{i-Lna:'~ce or any of the laws of the Sta~e of ~?ashin~t0n relatin? to
d.e't~nquency, neslect or care of minor children.
S~-~c. 9. ~y person viola~ing any provision of tkls 0rSinanoe
shall be deemed sui]~y of a misdemeanor, ~and U]~on. convic~io~ ~hereof, :shall
ld)IISOil d l~l the u![ Ja ~ ~
,z ~ ,,,, ~-zl for a term no~ exceeding i~inety {90) days, or may
be both fined a.nd imprisoned.
Sec. 10. This ~rdinance si~ll not be considered to re?eal any
othsr 0rdin~.a~ce upon N~e same subject, but shall be supplemeutal '~md iu a..~d~_,
to ~aG~'and all other Ordinances in relation thereto.
Sec. 11. '~his Ordin~tnce shall ~ake e'ffee~ aud be in force from
five (5] d,,~.,~_ atffter i~s passage, app,'oval and pu]~lica~ion acc~Tdinff 8o
?assed b~ the City Com~cil ~] app.t'gved ~y me this ~h day off' July
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