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(h) Severability. Severability is intended throughout and within this ordinance. If any provision (including inter alia any exception, part~ phrases or term)r is for any reason held invalid, or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, then the remainder of this ordinance shall continue in full force and effect, and its application to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected. (i) Intent. Council enacts this ordinance prescribing, in accordance with prevailing community standards, regulations for the conduct o5 minors in public places at night, for the good of minorst for the support and furtherance of the institution of the family, and for the general public ~ood, safety and welfare. Council does not intend hereby to prohibit or interfere with any lawful activity. Council intends hereby to ensure that minors in public places at night after curfew are provided with responsible adult supervision. The curfew for minors ordinance has been a significant factor in deterring juvenile delinquency in the past, and that it should now be updated and amplified in compliance with changes in the law and in response to increases in drug related crime and crime in general. Our stability as a community is based on the institution of the family; that parental responsibility for the whereabouts of their children is the norm; and that legal sanctions to enforce such responsibility, because they encourage parental responsibility, decrease juvenile delinquency. Council is aware that proceedings before a Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court pursuant to this ordinance constitute status offenses governed by Section 16.1-278.6 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended. 2. That this ordinance shall take effect July 1, 1993. Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held on June 22, 1993. Teste: City Clerk