507 TOWN OF TAGS
ORDINANCES
YEAR: 19 5 3
NUMBER: 50 7
ORDINANCE # 507
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A CURFEW LAW# REQUIRUn ThL H
111ILDREN OF TE
TOWN OF TAOS TO BE OFF THE STREETS OF TAGS, ON :OR 'BEFORE 9:00 P.M.: PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF TAOS, NEW MEXICO: !
Section 1. That beginning with the 5th day of Nov,# 1953, it shall
be unlawful fog, any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to loiter,
congregate, -�r be upon the streets, alleys or walks, within the corporate j
, limits of the Town of Taos; it being specifically understood that persons
under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be permitted to attend all properly
i'sp onsored partiesy dances and other forms of entertainment, as long as the �
are not determined to be unlaw£ull�r loitering on s9id streets, alleys and walks
of the Town of Taos.
Section 2. The officers of the Town of Taos, and any other officerp autho-1
rized to enforce the laws of the State of New Mexico, shall be authorized to j
question any person under the age of eighteen (18) years, who they feel is
loitering or the streets of TaDso after the hour of17:4 P.M.
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Section 3. Upon the determination that a person under the age of eighteen ;
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(18) years has no proper reason for being out past the hour of 11:OOP.M., the
parents of said child, or either of them, or the guardian of said chil.d, shall i
be fined in the sum of Five Dollars ($5.00) to Fifty Dollars ($50.00) at the
1 iscretion of the Police Magistrate, for the first and second offense for per- i
tting the said person under the age of eighteen (18) years to be in violation
f this ordianace; for the third offense the parent or guardian shall be fined
n the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), and/or receive a jail sentence for a term
f ten (10) days; the prosecution for violation of this ordinance shall be
!�ithin the jurisdiction of the Police Magistrate of the Town of Taos.
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ii Passed and adopted this 14th day of Sept. , 1953.
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MAYOR, TOWN Of TAOS
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CLERK
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COPY OF ORDINANCE N0. 507 - (as amended ) Providing fcr a Curfew Law, re-
quiring the children of the Town of Taos to be off the streets of Taos, on
or before 11:00 o'clock P.1`., and providing penalties for violation thereof.
BE IT ORDAIivED BY THE `I'RUSTFEF OF THE TURT OF riAOS, ICE;! MEXICO:
Section 1. That beginning with the 11th day of September, 1953, it shall
be unlawful for any pe.-son under the age of eighteen (18) years, to loiter,
congregate or be upon the streets, alleys or walks, within the corporate
limits of the Town of Taos; it being specifically understood that persons
under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be permitted to attend all prop-
erly sponsored parties, dances or other forms of entertainment, so long as
they are not determined to be unlavrfully loitering on said streets, alleys,
or walks of the Town of Taos.
Section 2. The officers of the Totim of Taos, and any other officer, author-
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ized to enforce the laws of the State of New Ye--ico, shall be authorized tc question
any person under the age of eighteen (18) years, who they feel is loitering on
the streets of Taos after the hour of 11:00 P.W .
Section 3. Upon the determination that a person under the age of eighteen
(18) ,years has no proper reason for being out past the hour of 11:00 o'clock,
P. M., the parents of said child, or either of them, or the guarlian of said
child, shall be fined in the sum of Five Dollars ($5.00) to Fifty Dollars,
("50.00) at the discretion of the Police Yagistrate, for th,! fir-t and second
offense, for permitting the said person under the age of eighteen (18) years
tc be in violation of thiE ordinance; for the third offense the parent or
guardian shall be fined in the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and/or receive a
jail sentence for a term of ten (10) days. The prosecution for violation of
this ordinance shall be within the jurisdiction of the Police Yagistrate of
the Town of Taos.
Passed and adopted this fourteenth day of September, 1953
Fernanlo F. Paca
Attest: Mayor of own of Taos
D G Secrest Clerk
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