Article 713
DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND DISTURBING THE PEACE
Sections:
713.01 Resisting or obstructing a city officer.
713.02 Breach of the peace by conduct or language.
713.03 Drunkenness prohibited.
713.04 Nudity – Indecent dress, exposure or conduct.
713.05 Obscene or profane language.
713.06 Begging prohibited.
713.07 Malicious mischief.
713.08 Defacing or taking city property.
713.09 Defacing or destroying monuments or things.
713.10 Unlawful congregation on sidewalks and public grounds.
713.99 Penalty.
713.01 Resisting or obstructing a city officer.
No person shall resist or obstruct any properly constituted officer of the city who is attempting to enforce any ordinance of the city or rescue or attempt to rescue by threats or otherwise, any person apprehended by such officer for violating any ordinance. (Ord. 49 § 9, 1870)
713.02 Breach of the peace by conduct or language.
No person shall make or assist in making any unlawful or improper tumult, disturbance or breach of the peace, or use language or exhibit behavior of a violent and disorderly character such as is calculated to produce a breach of the peace. (Ord. 49 § 1, 1870)
713.03 Drunkenness prohibited.
No person shall be drunk or in a state of intoxication in any public place, or in any private place to the disturbance and annoyance of any other person. (Ord. 49 § 2, 1870)
713.04 Nudity – Indecent dress, exposure or conduct.
No person shall appear in any public place in a state of nudity, or in a dress not belonging to his or her sex, or in an indecent or lewd dress, or make any indecent exposure of his or her person, or commit any indecent or lewd act or behavior, or exhibit or perform any indecent or lewd play or other representation. (Ord. 49 § 3, 1870)
713.05 Obscene or profane language.
No person shall publicly use profane or obscene language. (Ord. 49 § 4, 1870)
713.06 Begging prohibited.
No person shall beg or solicit alms on the streets or in public places or at private residences in the city. (Ord. 1124 § 1, 1914)
713.07 Malicious mischief.
No person shall: wilfully and maliciously break or injure any electric light or globe or cut or unloosen any rope or wire suspending such light or connected therewith; or cut or break, injure, deface or destroy any property belonging to the city; or break or tear off any door-knocker or door-bell handles; or tear down, destroy or deface any sign, building number or street sign; or break down, remove, injure, cut, mark or deface any building, fence, walks, gate, bridge or other structure of enclosure, whether public or private property; draw upon the walls of any building, fence or other structure or object any obscene picture or delineation, or write thereon any indecent or immodest sentence or words; or in any way to mutilate, injure or destroy any fruit, shade or ornamental tree or shrub, whether public or private. (Ord. 287 § 1, 1887)
713.08 Defacing or taking city property.
No person shall willfully and maliciously, or wantonly break, injure, destroy, deface or carry away any part of any building, machinery, apparatus, supplies or other property of the city, or to commit any nuisance by putting any filth, grease or other substance upon any buildings, machinery, lamps or other property of the city. (Ord. 210 § 3, 1880)
713.09 Defacing or destroying monuments or things.
No person shall injure, deface or destroy any monument, fountain or any other thing not his own. (Ord. 3 § 9, 1866)
713.10 Unlawful congregation on sidewalks and public grounds.
No person shall congregate with others on the sidewalks, street corners, or within the parks and public grounds of the city with intent to provoke a breach of the peace, or whereby a breach of the peace may be occasioned by the serious annoyance to pedestrians or by threatening, insulting or abusive conduct to them, and refuse to move on when ordered by a police officer. (Ord. 2742 § 1, 1970)
713.99 Penalty.
(A) Whoever violates MMC 713.01 shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $50.00 and imprisoned not more than 30 days.
(B) Whoever violates MMC 713.02 shall be fined not less than $1.00 nor more than $25.00 and imprisoned not more than 30 days.
(C) Whoever violates any provision of MMC 713.03 or 713.04 shall be fined not less than $1.00 nor more than $20.00 and imprisoned not more than 30 days.
(D) Whoever violates MMC 713.05 shall be fined not less than $1.00 nor more than $10.00.
(E) Whoever violates MMC 713.06 shall be fined not less than $1.00 nor more than $10.00 or imprisoned not less than one or more than 30 days.
(F) Whoever violates MMC 713.07 shall be fined not less than $1.00 nor more than $20.00.
(G) Whoever violates MMC 713.08 shall be fined not more than $50.00 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both.
(H) Whoever violates MMC 713.09 shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $500.00.
(I) Whoever violates MMC 713.10 shall be fined not more than $300.00 together with costs of prosecution for each offense, and in default of payment thereof shall be imprisoned for not more than 90 days. (Ord. 2742 § 2, 1970; Ord. 1124 § 2, 1914; Ord. 287 § 1, 1887; Ord. 210 § 4, 1880; Ord. 49 §§ 1 – 4, 9, 1870; Ord. 3 § 9, 1866)