Everyone please enjoy Your Halloween Festivities in Winona, Mississippi but remember Trick-or-Treating must cease at 8 pm.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY
CITY OF WINONA
ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN
OF THE CITY OF WINONA, MISSISSIPPI TO PROVIDE FOR AN
EMERGENCY HALLOWEEN CURFEW AND PROVIDING PENALTIES
FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Winona,
Montgomery County, Mississippi are informed of the necessitous circumstances
concerning security concerns associated with Halloween;
AND WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen find it necessary to enact an
Emergency Halloween Curfew Ordinance, and to provide penalties for the violation of
said Ordinance, in order to provide for the immediate and temporary preservation of the
public peace, health and safety, and to provide that said Ordinance take effect
immediately as provided by Miss. Code Ann. $21-13-11 (1972) for the causes and
reasons aforesaid.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF
ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WINONA, MISSISSIPPI AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the matters and facts found and adjudged in the preamble to this
Ordinance be, and the same are hereby adopted herein.
Section 2. That effective immediately, within the corporate limits of the City of
Winona, Mississippi there shall be a curfew on October 31, 2003 and each October 31*
hereafter until this Ordinance be repealed according to law, as follows, to-wit:
(a.)
all trick or treating shall cease at 8:00 o'clock p.m.
(b)
all minors under the age of 18 (eighteen) shall be off the streets or
any other public place no later than 10:00 o'clock p.m.
Section 3.
Penalties:
(a.)
For a violation of Section (1) (a) or (b) of this Ordinance a
violator may be fined in the amount of $100.00 and/or ordered to perform 10 hours
community service.
Section 4.
That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
immediately upon the unanimous vote of all members of the governing body as provided
by Miss. Code Ann. $21-13-11 (1972).
585
The above and foregoing Ordinance, having been first reduced to writing, was
read and considered section by section, then as whole; the motion to adopt the foregoing
Ordinance being made by Alderman Flowers, who was seconded by Alderman Shelton,
the vote section by section and a whole being as follows:
Section 1-6:
Alderman Charles L. Shelton voted
Alderman Milton Whaley voted
Alderman Jerry Flowers voted
Alderman James Butts voted
Alderman David Ware voted
"Absent".
"Ave"",
"Ave",
"Aye",
"Absent".
2.
As a whole:
Alderman Charles L. S Shelton voted
Alderman Milton Whaley voted
Alderman Jerry Flowers voted
Alderman James Butts voted
Alderman David Ware voted
"Absent":
"Aye".
Ave”:
“Aye”,
"Absent".
Thereupon, the Mayor declared the motion carried and said Ordinance adopted on
this the 21st day of October, 2003.
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