The city of Jackson today lifted an emergency “curfew” that they told the JFP a week ago was not enforceable for either individuals or businesses. Here’s the press release:
Mayor Frank E. Melton announced Friday that the emergency curfew he issued for the City of Jackson in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has been lifted. The curfew order had been in effect until further notice from the Office of the Mayor and was evaluated on a day-to-day basis. With the city’s water system operating at normal capacity and the restoration of power virtually completed, it was determined that the order should be halted. Businesses that operate within the City of Jackson are invited to return to their normal business hours.
The ordinance that serves to regulate the conduct of juveniles on city streets during evening hours, known as the “Curfew Ordinance”, will be observed as usual. The hours of restriction for persons who have not reached his/her eighteenth birthday are as follows:
Sunday – Thursday, 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.
Friday – Saturday, 12:00 a.m. until 6:00 a.m.
During the school term between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, minors are prohibited by the Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law to “remain in or upon any public street, highway, park, vacant lot, establishment or other place within the city.”
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