[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Jamestown as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-26-1962 as Ch.
18 of the 1962 Code]
No proprietor or employee of a billiard table or room or pool table
or room within the City shall cater to, invite or permit the presence of any
person either on his premises or for the purpose of using such billiard or
pool table who is or apparently is under the age of 16 years, nor shall any
person apparently or actually under the prohibited age of 16 years go into,
remain about or linger on the premises described in this section when ordered
to leave and remain away by such proprietor or employee. The failure of any
proprietor or employee of such a room or resort to keep any person apparently
or actually under the age of 16 years out of his resort after directing such
person to leave and remain away shall not be interpreted to palliate or excuse
the offense of such proprietor nor the penalty provided by this Code.
[Amended 4-5-1982]
A.
No person under the age of 16 years shall be or remain
in or upon any of the streets, alleys or public places in the City during
any part of the night between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless
such person is accompanied by a parent, guardian or other person having legal
custody or control of such a minor person or whose employment or education
makes it necessary to be upon such streets, alleys or public places during
the nighttime between such specified hours or unless such person is returning
directly from or going directly to a school- or church-sponsored activity.
The foregoing exceptions shall not apply when a person under such age shall
be playing or unnecessarily loitering in or upon such street, alley or public
place.
B.
No parent, guardian or other person having the legal
care, custody or control of any child under 16 years of age shall knowingly
allow or permit any such child to go or be in or upon any of the streets,
alleys or public places in the City between the hours specified in this article
unless there exists reasonable necessity therefor.
A.
Any person under the age of 16 years violating any of
the provisions of this article shall be dealt with in accordance with applicable
provisions of the Family Court Act of the State of New York.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 18.4, which immediately followed this
subsection and dealt with drinking age requirements, was deleted 12-29-1986.
[Adopted 5-21-1973]
It is hereby determined by the local legislative body that a serious
deficiency exists in the City of recreational and amusement facilities for
youth while it is possible and likely under present state and federal law
to create recreation and amusement facilities for adults which would exclude
such youths. Accordingly, it is hereby declared the legislative policy of
this Council to ensure that recreation and amusement facilities existing within
the City shall not be discriminatory to young people and that such facilities
as would be required to so discriminate shall be prohibited; and, further,
that all amusement and recreational facilities within the City shall be required
to demonstrate that no such discriminatory practices would be required.
In accordance with the legislative declaration of intent herein, no
business or facility shall be established or maintained within the City which
by any local, state or federal law or any rule or regulation of any regulatory
body would be required to deny admission or participation in any way in or
to any part of such facility or business to any person on account of his or
her age.
This article shall not be construed to affect restaurants or business
establishments which are subject to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law nor
to motion pictures to which such person may be admitted conditioned upon accompaniment
by an adult person.
[Added 8-10-1992 by L.L.
No. 2-1992]
Violations of the provisions of this article shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article 1, Penalties.
