O#135 ORDINANCE NO, 138
AN ORDINANCE OF THE. T0¥~N OF BOYNTON,
PAI~I BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO REG-
UI~TE THE USE OF THE PUBLIC STREETS,
~PARKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES IN
TM~ T0i~ 0F BOYNTON BY FEMALE MINORS
UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS, AND
2~9tLE NINORS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN
YEARS~ A~ ALL SCHOOL STUDENTS~, AND
TO PRO-VIDE FOR THE PROSECUTION FOR
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND FOR
THE IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES FOR SUCH
VIOLATIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE T0~ COMMISSION OF THE TOV~N OF BOYNTON,
PAL~ BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA:-
palm1. That the Town Commission of the Town of Boynton, in
Beach County, Florida, deems 'it necessary to carry into
effect the powers and duties conferred and imposed upon it
by law,.and necessary and proper for the good government,
order and protection of persons and property in said Town,
to regulate the use of the public streets, parks, snd public
Places in the Town of Boynton by Female minors under the age
Of eighteen years, and male minors under the age of eighteen
years, and all school students.
2o It shall be unlawful for any female child under the
age of eighteen years and any male'child under, the age of
eighteen years, and any school student to loiter, wander,
str,ll or be about or in the public streets, park or public
places in the Town of Boynton, on foot or in a vehicle of
any kind whatsoever after ~the hour of 9:00 o'clock P,M. of
any day during the months Of October, November, December~
~ after the hour
January~ February, M~rch, April and May, or
of 10:0~ o'clock P.M. on any day during the months of June
July, AuguSt, and September, in any year, unless accompanied
by a parent or adult member of her or his immediate family,
or the adult person having the legal custody ~ and control
of such child or except as hereinafter provmde .
3. There shall be a signal given known as the "Curfew
signal", which s~ll be the operation of the Fire Siren at
9:00 o'clock P.M. of each day during the months of October,
November, December, January, Februa. ry, March, April and ~lay,
and at 10:00 o'clock P.~. of each day during the months of
.June, July, August and September, and after ~9:00 o'clock P.Me
of each day during the months of October, November, December,
January, February,~March, April and May, or after the hour
of 10:00 o~clock P.M.. of each day during the months of June,
July~ August'and September, in any year' all female CHildren
under the age 'of eighteen years and all male children
under the a~ge of eighteen years and all school students shall
be required to be off.all of the public streets, parks
and public places of said Town, unless they are in the Company
of a parent or an adult member of their in~uediate family, or
the adult person having ~he legal custody and control of
them as above provided.
4. It shall be unlawful for any parent or adult
person having the legal custody and control of any
female child under the age of eighteen' years or any
male child under the age of eighteen years, to allow,
suffer or permit any such male or female child to go
or be on or about any public street, park or public
place within the ToWn of BOy.nton after the time or in
the manner prescribed by Section 2 of this Ordinance.
§. Any. policeman, marshal~ constable, peace officer,
mayor, member of the Board of Town' Commissioners, or officers
of the To.wu Government appointed by the Mayor or the Board
of~ Town CoEEissioners, is hereby authorized to take into
custody and suGh male or female child violating Section 2
of this ordinance, and for the first violation thereof~
· notify the parent or the. adult person having the legal care
and .custOdy of such child, of the violation of this ordinance
and the penalty therefor if again arrested, and cause a
record to be made of all such violations in the ~Curfew
Record~'~ which s~ll be kept accessible at all times in
the Tow~ Hall.
6. Upon the second or any Subsequent violation of
any of the provisions of this ordinance by any such female
child under the age of eighteen years or male child under
the age of eighteen ~years, or any School~ student, or by
~the parent or the adult person _having the legal care and
custody of any female child under the age of eighteen years
or any male child under the age of eighteen years or any
school student, the said female child, the said male child,
the said school student, the said parent or the adult per-
so~ having the legal care or custody of such female or
male child, shall be fined not more than $28.00 for each
offense, or be imprisoned in the Town Jail for not more
than ten days, in the discretion of the Judge of the Mayor's
Court of the Town of Boynton~ , Florida.
~. The Mayor in his discretion may issue ~Curfew
Exemption Cards~ to 'all childre~ under the age of eighteen
years, who are employed' in occupations, or who_may be
attending schools of instruction, necessitating the
presence of such chilcL121e~ in or abOUt the public streets,
parks or public places after the time provided for in
Section 2 of this ordinance; such cards shall be issued
from the Office of the Town Clerk, and must bear the
signature of the Town Clerk, and must bear the signature
of A- The Mayor
B' The parent or the person having
the legal custody of any female
of male child under the age of
eighteen years.
C- The employer, or the superintendent
or principal of the school of
instruction attended by such child.
eighteen years, who are employed in patriotic, civic
or recreational occupations necessi, tating the presence
of such children in or about the public streets, parks,
or public places after the time provided for in Section
2 of this ordinance, provided that ~ children are
under the direction of competent superiors not under the
age of eighteen years; such Cards shall be issued from
the office of the Town Clerk, and must bear the siEnature of
A- The Mayor
B- The parent or the person having
the legal custody of any Child under
the age of eighteen years.
'C- The Director in Charge.
9. SUch Curfew Exemption Cards in addition to bearing
the signatures described in Section V and 8, sub-division
A, B and C, of this ordi.nance, must bear the name of the
child under the age of eighteen Years to whom iSsuedj
must bear the date of issue, be serially numbered and a
complete record kept at the Town Hall.
10. Such'Curfew ExemPtion Cards Shall not be valid
after sixty days from the date of their issue unless
renewed, and be revoked for 6ause at any time.by the
Mayor of the Town of Boynton.
11. It shall be unlawful for any female or male
child Under the age of eighteen years or any school
student to Whom a Curfew Exemption Card is issued,
to.tranSfer, deliver or in any way cause such Curfew
Exemption Card to come intothe possession of any other
female or male child Under the age of eighteen years
or any school Student, and upon any violation of this
provision, such male or. female Child making such
transfer, deliver or causing Such curfew exemption card
to be in the possession of any female or male child Under
the. age of eighteen ~ears or any sChOol Student, shall be
fined not more than $10.00 for each offense.
And further, any child receiving and. using a Curfew
~emption Card issued to any other .child, shall be fined
$IO.00 for e~oh offense.
12. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
with the provisions of this ordinance, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
1S. This ordinance shall take effect December let, A. D.
1933.
The above ordinance having
been placed on its first readin~
at a regular meeting held November
V, 1933 w~s duly passed an adopt~l____
at' a regular Me~t~ng November 21,.1933.
Mayor
~ice Mayor
Town Clerk