ORD1968110ORDINANCE #llO
AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE CHAPTER 21
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO BE ENTITLED
"REGULATIONS OF MINORS IN PUBLIC PLACES"
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MUSKEG0 DO ORDAIN AS
(+ FOLLOWS :
SEC. I Chapter 21 of the Municipal Code of the City of
Muskego is hereby created to read as follows:
REGULATION OF MINORS ON
STREETS AND IN PUBLIC PLACES
21.01 LOITERING OF MINORS PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful
for any person under the age of 17 years to congregate, loiter, wander,
stroll, stand or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads,
alleys, pa.rks, public buildings, places of amusement and entertain-
ment, vacant lots or any public places in the City of Muskego, either
on foot or in or upon any conveyance being driven or parked thereon,
between the hours of 11:OO o'clock P.M. and 5:OO o'clock A.M. of
her parent, guardian or other adult person having his or her care,
custody or control.
3 the following day, official City time, unless accompanied by his or
21.02 LOITERING IN SCHOOL AND PLAYGROUND AREA. It shall
be unlawful for any person not in official attendance or on official
business to enter in, congrega~te, loiter, wander, stroll, stand or
play in any school building in the City of Muskego or in or about
any playground area adjacent thereto, between the hours of 8:OO
o'clock A.M. and 4:OO o'clock P.M. on official school days. Provided,
this section shall not apply to one who is a guest or invitee of
the school authorities.
21.03 RESPONSIBIL,ITY OF PARENTS. It shall be unlawful
for the parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and
custody of a person under the age of 17 years to suffer or permit
or by inefficient control to allow such person to congregate, loiter,
wander, stroll, stand or play in or upon the public streets, highways,
roads, alleys, parks, public buildings, places of amusement and enter-
tainment, vacant lots or any public places in the City of Muskego
between the hours of 11:OO o,'clock P.M. and 5:OO o'clock A.M. of
the following day, official City time, unless the said person under
the age of 17 years is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian
or other adult person having. his or her care, custody or control;
provided that any parent, guardian or other adult person herein
who shall have made a missin,g person notification to the Police
DeDartment. shall not be considered to have suffered or permitted
any person to be in violation of the herein-mentioned provisions of
this ordinance.
21.04 RESPONSIBIIJTY OF OPERATORS OF PLACES OF AMUSEMENT.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation operating
places of amusement or entertainment, or any agent, servant or
employee of any such person, firm or corporation to pennit any person
under the age of 17 years to enter or remain in such places of amuse-
ment or entertainment during the hours prohibited in this ordinance,
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a unless such person is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or
other adult person having his or her care, custody or control.
21.05 RESPONSIBILITY OF HOTELS, MOTELS AND ROOMING
HOUSES. It shall be unlawEul for any person, firm or corporation
operating a hotel, motel, 'lodging or rooming house, or any agent
operating a hotel, motel, lodging or rooming house, to pennit any
person under the age of 17 years to visit, loiter, idle, wander or
stroll in any portion of such hotel, motel, lodging or rooming
house between the hours of 1O:OO o'clock P.M. and 7:OO o'clock
A.M. of the following day, official City time; provided, however,
that the provisions of this Section do not apply when the minor
is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or other adult person
having the care, custody and control of such minor.
1 or servant or employee of ;any such person, firm or corporation
21.06 PENALTY. Any person under the age of 17 years
violating the provision ofsubsection (1) of this ordinance
shall be referred to the proper authorities as provided in
Chapter 48 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Any person violating subsection (2), (3), (4) and
(5) of this ordinance shall be subject to the penalties provided
in Section 25.04.
21.07 SEPARABILITY. In the event that any provisions of
shall remain valid and enforceable.
this ordinance shall be declared invalid, all other provisions thereof
passage and publication.
SEC. 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS qJ DAY OFBvr , 1968.
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