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27 AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING UNDER THE AGE OF FIFTEEN YEARS FROM BEING UPON STREETS OF CITY AFTER CERTAIN HOURS AT NIGHT. 1. BE IT ORDAINED, by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that it shall be unlawful fur any person under the age of fifteen years to be in or upon the streets avenues or alleys of this city after 7:30 o'clock P.M. from the first day of October to the first day of May, or after 9 o'clock P.M. from the first day of May to the first day of October, unless accompamied by and in the care of its parent or guardian, or some other adult with the consent of its parent,or guardian, or unless actually executing an emergency errand upon which it has been sent by its parent or guardian, or unless such person be employed in business and his employment slakes it necessary for him to be upon the streets, avenues and alleys of the City during the night time after said specified hours. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be summoned to appear before the Police Justice for such violation, and, upon conviction shall be fined not less than one nor more than five dollars for each offence, and the Police Justice imposing said fine may extend the tine of payment of said fine, not exceeding thirty days upon the recognizance of the accused. PROHIBITING PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF FIFTEEN YEARS FROM BEING UPON THE STREETS OF THE CITY AFTER CERTAIN HOURS AT NIGHT. 1. BE IT ORIDANIED by Council of the City of Charlottesville that it shall be unlawful for any person under the age of fifteen to be in or upon the streets avenues or alleays of this city after 7:30 P.M. from the first day of October to the forst day of May, or after 9 o' clock P.M. from the forst day of May to the first day of October, unless accompained bt and in the care of its parent or guardian, or some other adult with the consent of its parnet, or guardian, or unless actually excuting an emergency errans upon which it has been sent by its parent of guardian, or unless such person be employed in business and his employment makes necessary for him to be upon the streets, avenues and alleys of the City during the night time after said specfied hours. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be summoned to appear before the Police Justice for such voilation, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than one nor more than five dollars for each offence, and the Police Justice imposing said fine may extend the time of payment of said fine, not exceeding thrity days upon the recogizance of the accused. 2. It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department each day in the year fifteen minutes before the time specified in the first section of this ordinance, to cause to be rung the bell of the Fire Department for ten successive strokes. 3. It is hereby made unlawful for any parent or guardian having the legal custody of any child under fifteen years of age to allow or permit any such child or ward under such age to go or be in or upon any street, avenue or alley in violation of the provisions of section 1 of this ordinance. Anir person violating the provisions of this section shall be summoned to appear before the Police Justice for such viola- tion, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than one nor more than five dollars for each offence. 4. This ordinance shall be in force from and after the 1st, day of August,1907 and, shall be published in some newspaper of this city at least ten times before the date it becomes effective. presented and approved July 13,1907 Adopted July 11, 1907 Mayor Signature Vice President Signature. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR PUNISHMENT OF ANY PERSON FOUND GUILTY OF DISTURRBING OR TAMPERING WITH HUBS OR MONUMENTS ERECTED ON THE CORPORATE LIMITS SURVEY: WHEREAS the Street Committee following the instructions of the Council has at con- siderable expense employed a competent engineer to get the corporate lines established and permanently marked, using concrete hubs wherever necessary so as to preserve the xxx line for future reference; therefore be it RESOLVED: That to move, disturb or in any way tamper with above mentioned hubs or monuments erected by the engineer to establish the corporate lints, as set forth on the plat furnished by the engineer, of the City of Charlottesville, shall be a misde- meanor and punishable by fine as follows; To move, disturb or interfere with corner hubs, the sum of one hundred dollars; To move, disturb or interfere with intermediate hubs, the sum of twenty five dollars; or imprisonment in jail at the discretion of the Police Justice in lieu of the finess mentioned above, This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. Presented and approved August 10,1907. Adopted August 8 1907. Mayor Signature President Signature