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June 3, 1924
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<br />At a ~pecial meeting of the City Council June 3rd there were present:
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<br />Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, R.A. ttutchins, Jr., J. Alden 0asr,
<br /> J. C. Smith, J.R. Stewart, R.EoB. Stewart, L. G. ~ite,
<br /> Also the City manager.
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<br />The following directions were read for the special meeting:
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., ~.y 31st, 1924.
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<br />~. C. Brinson,
<br /> City Clerk & Auditor,
<br /> City.
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<br />Dear Sir: --
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<br />You will please call a special meeting of the City Council Tuesday, June
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<br />at 8 o'clock P. E., to consider:
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<br /> 1st. An Ordinance Prescribing a Curfew I~w for the City of Portsmouth, placed on first
<br />readir~by Council May 13tho
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<br /> 2nd. An 0rd~nance Forb~_dd~ng Children Un,er Ten Tears c~ Age to~ En~ter ~The~tres or ~ov~ng
<br />Picture Shows, Unless Accompanied by Parents or Guardians a~d Forbidding ali Ch%lSi-en of
<br />School Age to Attend Theatres or i~oving Picture Shows~ During School Hc~$, placed on firsi
<br />reading By Council ~y 13th.
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<br /> 3rd. An 0rdin~nce Amendir~ 'An 0rdin~nce To A~end ~nd Re-ord~i~ Sections 306-3~9, In-
<br />clusive, Chapter 21, cf Gity~C0de,' ~dopted by'the Cotu~cil of the City of Portsmouth at a
<br />meeting held June l?th, i920, placed on first reading ~y ~th~
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<br />4th. Such business as the Clerk had in his hands at the adjournment of Council on t~ 2~th.
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<br />Very truly yqur~,
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<br /> R. A. HUTCHES, JR., President."
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<br /> The "call" having been read, ~e follov~_ng ordinance placed sn first readir~ by Cotincil
<br />~y !~th, was taken up a~d read: ~
<br /> An Ordinance Pt~escribing ~ Curfew~w for the City ef Ports-
<br />mouth.
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<br />In th_is connection, the following petition signed by 919 citimens of Portsmouth was re~d:
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<br /> "We, the undersigned citizens of Portsmouth do hereby petition the City~n~ger s~ud the
<br />Members of the City Co, until to t&~e under consideration the framing of an 0rdins~uce prohibitin~
<br />any child under twelve years of ~ge to be on the street a~ter 9:'30 P. E., unlsss acco~p~nied~
<br />by ~u older person or with a reasons~le excuse; and that no child under ten years'ofage
<br />shall be ~llowed to attend moving pictures, unless ~ccompaniedby an older person, except
<br />w~en there is a special picture for children; ~nd t~o~t there shall be at al! times ~mple police
<br />end fire protection."
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<br /> Co~anic~tions were read from the Cities of Roanoke and Newport News, enclosing copies
<br />of the Curfew ~t~inances c~ said Cittes; and communic~t~ions were read ~Tom~the. hollowing
<br />Cities saying'that they h~ve no Curfew Ordinances: Durhsln, N. C., Norfolk, Va., Z$~chbur~,
<br />Winston-Salem, N.C., and Greesboro, N.C.
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<br /> On motion, the privilege of the floor was ~anted to any one present~wh0 desired tO
<br />speak sn the subject. Messrs. Lockwood, R.A. Foster, Merrison, C. H. ~
<br /> ~yers, Lorenzo Cart,
<br />Willi~nson, and W~rd spoke.
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<br /> l~r. Brooks ~ved that the ~ge limit in the ordinance be made 14 years instead of t6, but
<br />the motion received no second.
<br /> ~. Brooks moved that the words ~Justice of the Juvenile Court" be substituted for the
<br />words "Police Justice." The motion -~s adopted.
<br /> ThenMr. Brooks moved that the ordinancs be adopted, as amended.
<br /> ~Lr. ~te moved that the ordinance be laid on the table. The me, ion by Mr. ~ite was
<br />adopted, and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- 0a~t, Stewart'(J~R.), Stewart (R.E.B.), ~ite, 4~
<br /> Nays~- Brooks, Hutchins, Smith,
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<br /> With regard to "0rdinance Forbidding Children Under Ten Years of Age to Enter Theatres
<br />or moving P~cture Shows, Unless Accompe~iedby P~rents. or Guardians~ ~nd Forbidding all Children
<br />of Schoel ~ge to Attend Theatres or moving Pictttre Shows During School Hours,~ ~Lr. White moved
<br />that said ordinance be laid on the table until next regular meeting of Council end be n~de
<br />the first order of business at said meeting.
<br /> ~ The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Ne~t, the following ordins~uce, which had been placed on first reading t~y 2~th, was res~i:
<br /> .AN ~RDIN~NCE T0 ~ ~ ~-O~A~ ~B-~CTION E ~F ~CTION 30~, P~H i OF SECTION
<br />308~ ~ ~B-~CTI0~ B 0F SECTION 309 OF AN 0P~IN~CE EI~ITT~. ~'~ 0~tN~ TO A~ ~
<br />~,~AIN ~0mTIOE~ ~06 to G29, ~C~S~, C~ 21, 0F T~ ~- C~E,'~ ~L~!NG T0 ~
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<br />in this connection, the following coK~unication wms re~d free the City ~n~ger:
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