The Borough By-Laws.
CHARGES OF LOWERING. THJ3 "MOVE ON 5 ' CLAUSE. tin the Police Cqjurt on Friday , be-- 1 More Mr R. L. StianforH, S.M., charges of loitering were preferred against several young- men under see' 1.0, efub section "J5, of the New 1 Plymouth Borough by-laws. ' George Scaoidlyn, Arthur lTar"<l--gyeayes, and Bert Frewin were charged with the offence of loitering in Devon street onJMay 31st. ; They pleakled' guilty bHit said they were^ ignorant of the by-laws. , ■Mr Fitzherbert, who sjppearo'd for the defendatiQ, that the three young men were respectable said m constant erinrploymont, an^l they were i ignorant that they were breaking one of the new Bbrough by-laws. This I wa.s. the first', case 'tjjidcr .this by-law, ' an,d he therefore thought, under the 1 cir'etimstaaces that a conviction would j meet ihe case without a line. j Sergt Haddrell said that he would *point out that the police had atfitotl the young men to move on, and they reliisecl to do go. , Otherwise he wa.uld not press the case.' TJi {.<?., was a class of young' nren wfib frequented arid ! loitered on the . streets and talked "football. His Worship asked when the loitering oocjurrejd. Sorgt Haddrell said it was on a - Sunfclay nigiht, ' "about 6.50 p.m., near the Imlporial Hotel., , •Mr Fiifcherbert said tjiat hi& clianis wore not earning high wages/ and he hqpckl that the Court would enter up a . cor^viption only, and not fine the Idefen-clants seeing that' thi« was the first case of the sort under the new by-laws. QETia Wiorsihip^sawl he 'would take a ■■lehient iview of the ease this time asit was tihe first case of the kitul untfer '. the new by-laws, but any future cases he wriiiM 'deal severely with. He wouW convict and diacjharge the dcfertrla'n'is. James McDona/d wa» charged wii& loitetring in Bevon street on June 3. 'He pleaUed tfuilty, hut statdd he • was ignorant of the by-lawn. I rMr Fit&herbert statpd that he would j also submit that in this case his oKeti't should be convicted bxit not frned asihe was ignorant of the bylaws. ■ iriNiWorsflnp convicted and discharged ihe '/lefoniclant.' | Ydu won't fail to get the worlib M , your money, if you clo business wi(»hj; 'The Kash" Clothing Company.* |
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Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12281, 13 June 1903, Page 5
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370The Borough By-Laws. Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12281, 13 June 1903, Page 5
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