[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Clarence 9-9-1992
by L.L. No. 2-1992. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is declared that the protection and preservation of the home is the
keystone of democratic government; that the public health, welfare and the
good order of the community require that members of the community enjoy in
their homes and dwellings a feeling of well-being, tranquility and privacy,
and, when absent from their homes and dwellings, carry with them the sense
of security inherent in the assurance that they may return to the enjoyment
of their homes and dwellings; that the practice of picketing before or about
residences and dwellings causes emotional disturbances and distress to the
occupants; that such practice has as its object the harassing of such occupants;
and without resorting to such practice full opportunity exists and under terms
and provisions of this chapter will continue to exist for the exercise of
freedom of speech hereinafter enacted are necessary for the public interest
to avoid the detrimental results herein set forth.
It is unlawful for any person to engage in picketing before or about
the residence or dwelling of any individual in the Town of Clarence.
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine not in excess of five hundred
dollars ($500.) or by imprisonment for not more than sixty (60) days, or both.
