§ 46-3. Loitering; loafing.  


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  • (a)

    It shall be unlawful for any persons to assemble, except at a public meeting of the citizens, on any of the sidewalks, streets, street corners, or near the mouths of alleys of the city, to the obstruction thereof, or so as to hinder, delay, or annoy persons passing in, upon, or along them, or the owner or occupants or property adjacent thereto; or for any persons so assembled to make personal remarks to passersby for the purpose of annoying them.

    (b)

    It shall be the duty of any member of the police force to issue a citation to any person found to be in violation of this section. That citation shall carry a penalty of $25.00.

(Code 1968, tit. 290, § 4; Code 1985, § 132.01; Ord. No. 300, 8-6-1906; Ord. No. 3977, 9-25-1995)