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INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEN:
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, PROHIBITING
RIOTS WITHIN THE CITY, PRESCRIBING THE POWERS OF THE MAYOR
AT THE TIME OF ANY RIOT, UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY OR ANY THREATENED
PUBLIC DISTURBANCE OR COMMOTION, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE
OF PROCLAMATIONS BY THE MAYOR AND DECLARING VIOLATIONS THEREOF
TO BE MISDEMEANORS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, AND
REPEALING SECTION 1185 OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, 1956 RELATING TO RIOTS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Riots prohibited. Any two or more persons
who shall in this city assemble together, or being assembled
shall act separately or in concert, with intent to do or
commit any unlawful act with force or violence against any
property of the city or the person or property of another,
or against the peace, or to the terror of others, or who
shall make any movement, preparation or demonstration to
that end, either separately or in concert, and every person
present at such meeting or assembly, with intent by: his or
her presence or otherwise to aid, abet, assist, encourage or
countenance the commition or perpetration of such unlawful act,
or any such movement, preparation or demonstration is declared
to be engaged in. a riot, and shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor.
Section 2. Riots, powers of the mayor. In case of any
Am riot, unlawful assembly, or threatened public commotion, the
mayor shall have the right and power to direct the action of
all police and law enforcing agencies of the city and to call
to his aid all citizens in suppressing same, and in case of
urgent necessity, to employ special police. The mayor shall
have power to make arrests, or have arrests made, in cases
where he shall have good reason to believe )that-any riot,
unlawful assembly or public disturbance or commotion has been
or is about to be committed and to summons citizens to his aid
in making such arrests.
He shall also have power in such cases to issue procla-
mations in the interest of the public peace and safety:
a) Ordering the closing of all establishments in the city
licensed for thesale of alcoholic beverages or non-intoxicating
beer either by the drink or in the original package during the
period of time specified in the proclamation,
b) Prohibiting the sale, rental or distribution of any
;ammunition, firearms or weapons of any kind by any establishment
in the city engaged in the sale, rental or display, thereof for
the period of time specified in the proclamation.
c) Imposing a curfew on all persons in the city during such
hours and for such period of time specified in the proclamation.
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(d) Suspending all permits previously issued by the Chief
Wof Police for any march, parade or procession on any public
street, roadway, highway or sidewalk in the city.
(e) Prohibiting the assembly of three or more persons any-
where in the city for any purpose described in Section 1 of this
ordinance.
(f) Prohibiting the sale of gasoline except for direct
delivery into the gasoline tank of motor vehicles.
Any person called to the aid of the Mayor in the
suppression of any riot, unlawful assembly or threatened public
commotion or disturbance who shall refuse to aid and assist the
Mayor in suppressing such unlawful or threatened activity shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Any person violating the provisions of any proclamation
issued by the Mayor under the provisions of this section shall be
eemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 3. Penalty. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor
under the provisions of this ordinance shall be punished by a
fine of not more than One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars, or by
imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
Section 4. Repeal Clause. Section 1185 of the Revised
Ordinances of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, relating to
riots is, and the same is hereby, repealed.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage and approval.
assed: Approved: T'
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—0 resident of the Co cil Mayor
Attest:
ity Clerk
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