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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2218 02/03/1970 ORDINANCE NO. ~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PORrIONS OF ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 25 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE NOd, rl'HEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COtJNTY I ILLINOIS: SECTION ONE: That Section" 25.301 of the Mmicipal Code of Mount Prospect <if 1957, as arrended, be further arrended in its entirety by substituting therefor entirely new provisions defining and regulating "disorderly con- duct", so that hereafter the said Section 25.301 shall be and read as follows: "SECTION 25.301 - DISORDERLY CONDUCT. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to disturb the peace and quiet of the Village of ~bunt Prospect or any portion thereof by disorderly conduct. B. Disorderly conduct shall be committed by any person when he either: (1) Knowingly does any act in such unreasonable manner as to provoke, J:!1.f)ke.. or .?.id in the making of a breach of the peace; or (2) Resists or obstructs the performance by one, who may reasonably be believed to be a police officer, of any authorized act within such officer's official capacity; or (3) Assenbles with three or more persons for the purpose of using force or firearms to disturb the public peace; or ( 4 ) Fails to observe lawful order of dispersal by any person who may reasonably be believed to be a police officer, where three or more persons are committing acts of disorderly conduct in the i~diate vicinity, which acts are likely to cause substantial harm or serious incovenience, annoyance, or alarm; or (5) Knowingly enters upon any school property, public or private, within the Village at any tine when other persons are present on such school property, for the purpose or with the intention of making or doing any unreasonable or offensive act, utterance, gesture, or dis- play; or (6) Knowingly enters upon any school property, public or private, within the Village at any tirr:e when other persons are present on such school property, and while thereon makes or does any unreasonable or offensive act, utterance, gesture, or displa.,y, which disrupts or interferes with or tends to disrupt or inter- fere with administrative functions, educational classes, or social and athletic activities then and there in progress; or (7) Resists any officer of the Police Departrrent of the Village of Mount Prospect in the dis- charge of his duties or in any way interferes with or hinders or prevents him from dis- charging his duty as such officer, or offers or endeavors to do so or assists any person in the custody of any rrenber of the Police force to escape or attempt to escape from. such custody, or attempts to rescue any person in such custody; or (8) Creates disturbance of public order by an act of violence or by an act likely to produce violence; or (9) Engages in fig,hting, threatening, or tunul- tuous behavior; or (10) Hinders, annoys, or molests persons passing along any street, sidewalk, cross walk, or other pUblic way; or (11) Loiters, sits, or stands around the entrance of any church, theatre, public building or other place of public assemblage, in any rnanner so as to unreasonably obstruct such entrance; or (12) Places or erects upon any public way an obstruction of any type except temporary barriers or warning signs placed thereon for the purpose of safeguarding the public against any hazard; or (13) Disturbs, threatens, or in an insolent manner, intentionally damages any occupied house or vehicle; or (14) Intentionally inhales vapors or runes or any substance which induce euphoria., hallucina- tions, or intoxication - - except as other- wise provided by law; or (15) Visits or resorts to any place wherein the inhaling of vapors or fumes or any substance which induces euphoria, hallucinations, or intoxication, is being conducted, practiced, or carried on illegally therein; or (16) Makes continuous or causes to be made by the use of any horn, bell, radio, loud speaker, or by operation of any other instrument or divice, any unreasonably loud, disturbing, and unnecessary noise or noises, which noise or noises are of such character, intensity, and duration as to disturb the peace and quiet of the Village of Mount Prospect or any portion thereof or to be detrimental to the life and health of any individual." SECTION TWO: That section 25.314 of the ~unt Prospect MUnicipal Code of 1957, as a.rrended, be and is hereby further. arrended by re- lettering the existing paragraph as paragraph "A" and adding thereto additional paragraphs "B" and "C", regulating the carrying of fire- arms or facsimile weapons, so that the said Section 25.314 shall hereafter be and read as follows: "SECTION 25.314. FIREARMS OR FACSIMIIE WEAPONS. A. It shall be unlawful to discharge any firearms or airgun in the Village; provided that this section shall not be construed to prohibit any officer of the law from discharging a firearm in the per- formance of his duty; nor to any citizen to dis- charge a firearm when lawfully defending his per- son or property. B. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry in any vehicle or concealed or unconcealed on or about his person any firearm; except that this paragraph shall not apply to any private person when on his own land or in his O\Iffi abode or place of business or pea.ce officers; members of the arrr.ed services or reserve forces of the United States; special agents employed by railroads to perform police functions; employees of watchmen-guard agencies ; private detectives and private patrolrren while on the premises of their employers and actu- ally engaged in the performance of the duties of their employrrent; rrenbers of any firearm club or organization while commuting between their horres and such target ranges; persons transporting weapons between a duly licensed firearrrs dealer and his residence or place of business; duly authorized military or veterans organizations; school color guards and drill organizations; and licensed hunters and fisherrr.en while engaged in hunting or fishing and/or commuting between their homes and such hunting or fish- ing grounds. C. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or display any facsimile of a firearm with the intent to terrify, alarm, threaten, or intimidate any other person." SECTION THREE: That Sections 25.327 and 25.328 .of the Municipal Code of Mount Prospect of 1957, as amended, be and are hereby further amended by interposing the existing text of one for the other and raising the minimuin penalty from $1.00 to $10.00, so that hereafter the said Sections 25.327 and 25.328 shall be and read as follows: "SECTION 25.327. No intoxicated person shall enter, be or remain in any public park, playground or swirnri.ng pool, nor shall any person bring into, sell, give away or drink any alcoholic liquors in any public park, playground or swimming pool. The term "alcoholic liquors" as used herein shall be defined by Section 13.101 of the Municipal Code of rllount Prospect. SECTION 25.328. Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this Article shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than TI'lO Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense." SECTION FOUR: That Section 25.329 of the MUnicipal Code of Mount Prospect of 1957, as arrended, is hereby repealed. SECTION FIVE: That, if any part or parts of this ordinance shall be held to be unconstitutional, such unconstitutionality shall not affect the validitJT of the remaining parts of this ordinance; and that the President and Board of Trustees hereby declare that they would have passed the remaining parts of this ordinance if they had known that such part or parts thereof would be declared unconstitutional. SECTION SIX: That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law. AYES : 6 NAYS: 0 PASSED AND APPROVED this .1 day of February, 1970 Village President ATIEST: 9. vifl~!f[ () I ~~.