HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-0701 - Ordinance - 09/28/1970ORDINANCE NO. 701
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TO PROTECT THE
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND GENERAL WELFARE IN THE CITY BY PROHIBITING
DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND PROVIDING PENALTIES AND VIOLATIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Disorderly Conduct Ordinance"
of the City of College Station, Texas.
Section I - Disorderly Conduct:
(1) Definitions: A person shall be guilty of disorderly conduct if, with a purpose to
cause public danger, alarm, disorder, nuisance, or if with the knowledge that he is likely
to create such public danger, alarm, disorder or nuisance, he willfully:
(a) Creates a disturbance of the public order by an act of violence or
by an act likely to produce violence; or
(b) Engages in fighting or in violent, threatening or tumultuous behavior; or
(c) Makes any unreasonably loud noise; or
(d) Addresses abusive language or threats to any person present which
creates a clear and present danger of violence; or
(e) Causes likelihood of harm or serious inconvenience by failing to obey
a lawful order of dispersal by a police officer, where three or more
persons are commiting acts of disorderly conduct in the immediate
vicinity; or
(f) Damages, befouls or disturbs public property or property of another
so as to create a hazardous, unhealthy or physically offensive condition;
and
(g) Commits a trespass on private property or on public property.
Trespass for the purpose of this section, shall mean:
(1) Entering upon, or refusing to leave, any private property
of another, either where such property has been posted with
"NO TRESPASSING" signs, or where immediately prior to
such entry, or subsequent thereto, notice is given by or on
behalf of the owner or occupant, orally or in writing, that
such entry, or continued presence, is prohibited.
(2) Entering upon, or refusing to .leave, any public property in
violation of regulations promulgated by the official charged with
the security, care or maintenance of the property and approved
by the governing body of the public agency owning property, where
such regulations have been conspiculously posted or where immediately
prior to such entry, or subsequent thereto, such regulations are
made known by the official charged with the security, care of
maintenance of the property, his agent or a police officer.
(h) It shall be unlawful for any male person to annoy or show any manner or
character of improper attention to any female person or to act in any rude,
familiar or improper manner near or in the presence of such female
person.
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(i) It shall be unlawful for any male person to disturb any female person
by rude or indecent behavior or by using profane or obscene language
in the presence of any female person in any public place in the city.
(j) It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or pitch any bottle, or
other missle or thing capable of inflicting injury, into, through, or
over any crowd, group or body of people at any football game, baseball
game, performance, exhibition or any other lawful assembly or meeting.
(k) It shall be unlawful for any person to disturb the audience at any show,
theater, public gathering, performance, exhibition or any other lawful
assembly or meeting by boisterous talking, whistling, stomping of feet
or any rude or indecent act or conduct.
(1) It shall be unlawful for three or more persons to assemble upon the
property which is under the control of the City of College Station and
designated for a specific purpose, with intent to assemble a crowd
thereon for purposes other than educational or recreational or use the
same for the purpose of preaching, begging, speechmaking, sell or
offer for sale any goods, wares, services, merchandise or other
commodities without first having obtained written permission from the
City Council of the City of College Station, Texas.
(m) It shall be unlawful for any person, family or other groups of persons to
camp within the corporate limits of the City without first having obtained
written permission from the City Council of the City of College Station,
Texas. Any person who shall violate the provisions of Sub -Section (1) and
(m ), after being warned by any city police officer or by any person in
charge of such properties to abate such violation, shall be subject to
prosecution and penalties as set out in Section 2 of this ordinance.
This section shall not apply to peaceful picketing, public speaking, or other lawful
expressions of opinion not in contravention of other laws.
Section II - Penalties:
Any person convicted of violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be subject
to pay a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00 ).
PASSED AND APPROVED this 28th day of September, 1970.
APPROVED:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Secretary
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