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ORDINANCE NO.~~
AN ORDINANCE TO DEFII~`E THE TERMS LOAF, LOITER, WANDER DLE,
TO DECLARE THE SAME,TO BE UNLAWFUL, TO PRESCRIBE PENALTIES..
T~IEREFOR AND. FOR,. OTAER PURPOSES . _ _
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COU~iCIL OF THE CITY OF WE3T 1~MPHIS:
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SECTION 1: THE TERMS LOAF, LOITER, WANDER ~t .IDLE DEFINED:
The term "loaf" as used in this 0`r~dinance shall mean
one who lazily lounges in, about and upon the streets, highways.,
alleys, ,squares, parks, thoroughfares, restaurants, pool rooms,
taverns 'or other public places.
The term "loiter" as used in this Ordinance shall
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mean any person who dilatorily or idly stands, sits, saunters or
lies around any street, highway, alley, square, parr, thorough-
fare, restaurant, pool room, ta~rern or other public places;
The term "wander" as used in this ordinan~e,shall.mean
any person who moves about in any conveyance or on foot, to rove,
ramble or roam aimlessly upon any street, highway, alley, square,
park, thoroughfare, restaurant, pool room, tavern or other public
places.
The term "idle" as used in this Ordinance shall mean
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any person who idles away his time in an inactive, slothful,
sluggish trifling, lazy, indolent, unoccupied or frivolous meaner
in, about and upon the streets, highways, a],leys, squares, parks,
thoroughfares, restaurants, pool rooms, taverns or other public
places.
SECTION 2; UNLA~IF,LtL TO LOAF, LOITER, WANDER OR IDLE:
From and after the passage of this Ordinance it~ahall
~~ be unlawful for any person 'or persons, either individually or in
concert, to loaf, loiter, wander or idle in, upon or about,
without any legitimate business or purpose, any of the following
places, to-wit:
(a~ Any street, ally, highway, square, park,
thoroughfare within the City of West Memphis:
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(b) Any public building, railroad, bus station,
airport, pool room, bowling alley, theater,
taxicab stand:
(c) Any restaurant, cafe, lunch stand, liquor
store, tavern, inn, hotel, tourist cabins:
(d) Any disorderly houses, gambling houses,
assignation houses, places where intoxicating
liquors are known or commonly reputed to be
sold:
(e) Or any other public place whether mentioned
herein or not.
3~.TION 3: INTERFERENCE WITIi OTIIIgRR3:
Or to so conduct oneself individually, or in. concert
with others in the use of, or upon, or in any of the aforemen-
tinned places, so as to interfere with the f~-ee and uninterrupted
use of such places by others lawfully there and. using the same.
3EC TI ON ~F : PENALTY :
Any person or persons violating any of the provisions
this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not to exceed the
sum of $~Q~ °-° and in addition thereto shall be imprisoned
in the City Jail for not less than /0 nor more than~_
days.
SECTION 5: Severability:
Should any word, phrase, clause or section of this
Ordinance be declared to be illegal, invalid or unconstitutional,
such holding shall not affect the remaining portion of said
Ordinance.
SECTION 6: EMERQENCY CLAUSE:
It is hereby determined that this Ordinance is necessary
for the preservation of public peace, health and welfare of the
citizens of West Memphis, and an emergency is hereby declared
to exist and this Ordinance shall.; in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval,
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Passed and approved this of , 197,
Attest:
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