(a) No person under eighteen years of age shall be in or upon any of the streets, highways, alleys or public places in the Township from 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, until 7:00 a.m., prevailing time, of the following day, or as established from time to time by the Board of Commissioners, unless such minor person is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of such minor person, is accompanied by a responsible person of good repute over twenty-one years of age, is in the performance of an errand or duty directed in a written statement dated the same day and signed by such parent, guardian or legal custodian, or whose legally authorized employment makes it necessary for such minor person to be in or on such streets, highways, alleys or public places during the night-time after such specified hour, in which case such minor shall carry a certified card of employment signed by the Secretary of the Township. However, the foregoing exceptions shall not apply when such minor on an errand as aforesaid, or in the line of legally recognized employment as aforesaid, is playing or unnecessarily loitering in or upon such streets, highways, alleys or public places.
(b) No parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of such person under eighteen years of age shall allow or permit such person under such age to be in or upon any street, highway, alley or public place in the Township after the hours mentioned in subsection (a) hereof unless there exists a necessity or emergency therefor.
(c) Minor persons and those responsible for them shall be entitled to have fifteen minutes after the hours set forth in subsection (a) hereof to comply with the terms thereof.
(d) It shall be the duty of police officers, constables and other officers of the peace finding any minor under eighteen years of age in or upon any of the streets, highways, alleys or public places of the Township after the hours set forth in subsection (a) hereof to take the name of such minor and the name and address of the parent, guardian or other person having legal custody thereof, to send the minor home, and to make a report of the same within twenty-four hours to the Chief of Police. A written notice of the violation with due warning shall be served in person or by mail to said parent, guardian or legal custodian of such child.
If, after such notice and warning, the minor is again found in violation of this section, the parent, guardian or legal custodian shall be proceeded against upon complaint by the police officer before the Justice of the Peace of the Township.
(Ord. 351. Passed 3-20-61; Res. 76-3. Passed 9-20-76; Res. 76-15. Passed 9-20-76.)