Las Vegas City Ordinances, November 13, 1950 to August 6, 1958, lvc000015-224

Those voting "Aye": Mayor C. D. Baker Commissioner Bunker Commissioner Jarrett Commissioner Sharp Commissioner Whipple Those voting "Nay": None Absent: None AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF NEVADA, ) COUNTY OF CLARK ) * A. F. Schellack, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is Foreman of the LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, a daily newspaper, of general circulation, printed and published at Las Vegas, in the County Of Clark, State of Nevada, and that the attached was continuously published in said newspaper for a period of two insertions from June 8, 1953 to June 15, 1953 inclusive, being the issues of said newspaper for the following dates, to-wit: June 8, 15, 1953. That said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated on each of the dates above named. s/ A. F, Schellack_____________ Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15th day of June, 1953 My Commission Expires April l4, 1954. s/______Neola Gierhart ______ — Notary Public in and for Clark County, Nevada ORDINANCE NO. 553 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 20, CODE OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 1949, ALSO KNOWN AS ORDINANCE NO. 359 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS REGULATING THE APPEARANCE OF MINORS ON THE PUBLIC STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES WITHIN THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS; PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF; REPEALING ORDINANCES NO. 9 and 21, AND ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATING THERETO."5 BY PROVIDING A NEW AGE LIMIT FOR MINORS VIOLATING CURFEW HOURS; BY DEFINING RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARENTS BY PROVIDING FOR DUTIES OF THE POLICE DEPART MENT UPON VIOLATIONS; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH. The Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 20, Section 6, Code of Las Vegas, Nevada, 1949, also designated as Ordinance No. 359, Section 1 is hereby amended to read as follows: It shall be unlawful for any child under the age of eighteen (18) years, without being on any lawful business or engaged in any lawful occupation, not accompanied by its parents or guardian or other adult person having legal care, custody and control of said child, to loiter, idle, wander or stroll or be upon, in or about any of the public streets, avenues, alleys or ether public places in the City of Las Vegas, at any time between the hours of ten (10:00) P.M. Sunday through Thursday, both inclusive, and five (5:00) A.M. of the succeeding day, and between the hours of twelve (12:00) midnight on Friday and Saturday and five (5:00) A. M. of the succeeding day official City time; provided, however, that upon the written request of the principal or superintendent of any high school in Clark County, Nevada, to the Chief of Police of the City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, said Chief of Police of the City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, shall be empowered, after first having given notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation, to extend the curfew on special occasions to one (1:00) A.M. SECTION 2. Chapter 20, Section 7, Code of Las Vegas, Nevada, 1949, also designated as Ordinance No. 359, Section 2, is hereby amended to read as follows: It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian, or other person having legal care, custody and control, of any child under the age of eighteen (18) years to allow or permit such child or ward to loiter, idle, wander or stroll or be upon, in or about any of the public streets, avenues, alleys or other public places in the City of Las Vegas, not accompanied by such parent, guardian or other person having legal care, custody and control of such child, at any time between the hours of ten (10:00) P.M. Sunday through Thursday, both inclusive, and five (5:00) A.M. of the succeeding day, and between the hours of twelve (12:00) midnight on Friday and Saturday and five (5:00) A.M. on the succeeding day, official City time; provided, however, that upon the written request of the principal or superintendent of any high school in Clark County, Nevada, to the Chief of Police of the City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, shall be empowered, after first having given notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation, to extend the curfew on special occasions to one (1:00) A.M. SECTION 3. Chapter 20, Section 8, Code of Las Vegas, Nevada, 1949 also designated as Ordinance No. 359, Section 3 is hereby amended to read as follows: It is hereby made and declared to be the duty of every peace officer of the City of Las Vegas, and/or County of Clark, State of Nevada, to enforce or cause to be enforced each and all of the provisions of this ordinance as follows: (A) Any peace officer finding or observing any child over the age of 12 years and under the age of eighteen (18) years not accompanied by its parent, guardian or other adult person having legal custody and control of said child, loitering, idling, wandering, strolling or being upon, in or about any public streets, avenues, alleys or other public places in the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, contrary to or in violation of the provisions of this ordinance, shall take said child to the Clark County Juvenile Home. Said peace officer shall immediately thereafter make a full and complete report in writing in duplicate of said violation, transmitting one copy to the office of the Juvenile Probation Officer, Clark County, Nevada, and another copy to the Juvenile Judge of the Eighth Judicial District Court in and for Clark County, Nevada. (B) Any peace officer finding or observing any child under the age of twelve (12) years not accompanied by its parent, guardian or other adult person having legal custody and control of such child, loitering, idling, wandering, strolling, or being upon, in or about any public streets, avenues, alleys or other public places in the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, contrary to or in violation of the provisions of this ordinance, shall take said child to the home or place of abode of its parents or guardian, or in the event, after the exercise of due diligence the parent or guardian of said minor child