It shall be unlawful for any person to offend against the public
peace, safety and morals as defined herein, or fail to supervise any
minor under the age of eighteen (18) years after appearing before
a court of competent jurisdiction for any violation of any statute
or municipal ordinance, and same shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than five hundred dollars ($500.) or imprisonment not exceeding
ninety (90) days, or both.
It shall be unlawful for any parent, legal guardian or other
person having the care or custody of a minor child under eighteen
(18) years of age, by any act or by any word or by the failure to
act or by lack of supervision and control over said minor child, to
encourage, contribute toward, cause or tend to cause said minor child
to become neglected or delinquent by reason of activity of said minor
child within the Township of Winslow so as to come or tend to come
under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Court of the Township of Winslow,
knowing that said minor has offended the public peace, safety and
morals, including any criminal statute of the State of New Jersey
or ordinance of the Township of Winslow. Said parent, legal guardian
or person having custody of said minor shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.) or imprisonment not exceeding
ninety (90) days, or both.
Any minor who is under the age of eighteen (18) apprehended
for the violation of this chapter, any laws of the State of New Jersey,
ordinances of this municipality or any federal statute shall be brought
forthwith before a Judge of the Municipal Court of the Township of
Winslow, and the parent, legal guardian or other person having care
and custody of said minor shall be summoned or arrested and brought
before a Judge of the Municipal Court of the Township of Winslow when
said minor child is apprehended. The said minor child shall be held
in the Children's Shelter or the county jail, according to the
direction and orders of the Judge of the Municipal Court of the Township
of Winslow, and the parent, legal guardian or person having the custody
of said minor child, as aforesaid, who shall fail to provide supervision
of said minor, as aforesaid, after the first offense by said minor,
shall be subject to the penalties herein provided.