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| 6-2-1: GENERAL OFFENSE | 6-2-2: AID TO AN OFFENSE | 6-2-3: LOUD SPEAKERS OR SOUND TRUCKS |
| 6-2-4: PLAYING BALL ON STREETS PROHIBITED | 6-2-5: WATER FLOWING UPON STREETS | 6-2-6: WINDOW SILLS TO BE KEPT CLEAR |
| 6-2-7: INTOXICATING BEVERAGES; CONSUMPTION; POSSESSION OF ON PUBLIC PROPERTY, IN PARKS | 6-2-8: AIR GUNS, FIREARMS | 6-2-9: LOITERING |
| 6-2-10: ABANDONED REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS AND CONTAINERS | 6-2-11: FIGHTING PROHIBITED | 6-2-12: URINATING IN PUBLIC PROHIBITED |
| 6-2-13: CITY PARK HOURS | ||
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6-2-1: GENERAL OFFENSE:
It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any act or fail to perform any requirement which is prohibited or required by State law, insofar as such laws are applicable to Municipal government. (Ord. 617, 9-17-1962) |
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6-2-2: AID TO AN OFFENSE:
It shall be unlawful for any person in any way or manner to aid, abet, counsel, advise, or encourage any other person in the commission of any unlawful acts in violation of this City Code or in any manner to encourage the commission of any offensive acts in the City as defined by law. (Ord. 617, 9-17-1962) |
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6-2-3: LOUD
SPEAKERS OR SOUND TRUCKS: It shall be unlawful to play, operate or use any device known as a sound truck, loud speaker or sound amplifier, radio or phonograph, with loud speaker or sound amplifier or any instrument of any kind or character which emits loud and raucous noises and is attached to and upon any vehicle unless the person in charge of the vehicle shall have first applied to and received permission from the Chief of Police to operate any such vehicle so equipped. (Ord. 617, 9-17-1962) |
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6-2-4: PLAYING
BALL ON STREETS PROHIBITED: It shall be unlawful for any person to play ball or throw any ball or any other object to and fro upon or across any public thoroughfare in the City. (Ord. 617, 9-17-1962; 1990 Code) |
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6-2-5: WATER FLOWING UPON STREETS: It shall be unlawful for any person to allow any water to flow into or upon any public thoroughfare. (Ord. 617, 9-17-1962) |
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6-2-6: WINDOW
SILLS TO BE KEPT CLEAR: It shall be unlawful for any person to place or keep on any window sill, porch or other projection above the first story of any building abutting on any sidewalk any article which might do injury by falling upon any person on the sidewalk in front of such building, unless the article be securely fastened or protected by screens. (Ord. 617, 9-17-1962) |
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6-2-7: INTOXICATING BEVERAGES; CONSUMPTION; POSSESSION OF ON PUBLIC
PROPERTY, IN PARKS: A. It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any intoxicating beverage, or to have in his or her possession any unsealed container containing any intoxicating beverage on a public street, sidewalk or alley in the City. B. It shall be unlawful for any person to consume or possess any alcoholic beverage in any City park in the City without a park reservation and prior approval of the City Parks and Recreation Department. (Ord. 1232, 1-22-1996) |
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6-2-8: AIR GUNS, FIREARMS:
A. Definitions: Wherever the term "firearms" is used in this Section, the term shall mean any instrument used in the propulsion of shot, shell or bullets or other harmful objects by the action of gunpowder exploded within it, or by the action of compressed air within it, or by the power of springs and including what are commonly known as air rifles and B-B guns. B. Discharge Of Firearms Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge firearms of any kind or description within the limits of the Municipality; provided, however, that this shall not apply to police officers in the discharge of their duties. C. Exceptions; Permits: The governing body may at any time, upon receipt of proper application, grant permits to shooting galleries, gun clubs and others for shooting in fixed localities and under specified rules. Such permits shall be in writing attested by the Clerk conforming to such requirements as the governing body shall demand, and the permit thus issued shall be subject to revocation at any time by action of the governing body. (Revised Code 1958) |
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A. Unlawful Acts: 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter about the private property of another without the owner's consent. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter about public property adjacent to public school property from the hours of eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. to four o'clock (4:00) P.M. on days when school is in session. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally deface, injure, paint, vandalize or otherwise alter property of another without the owner's consent. B. Definitions: ADJACENT: Property immediately bordering on, next to, or separated only by a public roadway. LOITER: To prowl, wander, or remain idle without apparent business essentially in one location. C. Penalty: A violation of this Section shall subject the offender to penalties in accordance with Section 1-4-1 of this Code. (Ord. 1022, 3-12-1984; 1990 Code) |
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6-2-10: ABANDONED REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS AND CONTAINERS:
It shall be unlawful for any person to leave or permit to remain outside of any dwelling, building or other structure, or within any unoccupied or abandoned, building, structure or dwelling under his control, in a place accessible to children, any abandoned, unattended or discarded refrigerator, freezer or other container which has a door or lid, snaplock or other locking device which may not be released from the inside, without first removing said door or lid, snaplock or other locking device. (Revised Code 1958; 1990 Code) |
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6-2-11: FIGHTING PROHIBITED:
It shall be unlawful for any person to fight another person, except in boxing exhibitions duly licensed or authorized under law, or wrestling matches that are a part of an official school program. (Ord. 1142, 12-20-1990) |
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6-2-12: URINATING
IN PUBLIC PROHIBITED: It shall be unlawful for any person to urinate or defecate on any public street, public sidewalk, the floor of any public building or in any other place open to or used by the public, except designated restrooms. (Ord. 1142, 12-20-1990) |
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6-2-13: CITY PARK HOURS:
It shall be unlawful for any person to enter or remain in any City park between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M., except for recognized group activities with prior approval of the City Parks and Recreation Department, or individuals using the City swimming pool, or the lighted horseshoe pits or tennis courts in Richard Aguirre Park. (Ord. 1232, 1-22-1996) |
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