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Town of Stoughton, MA
Norfolk County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Stoughton 2-6-1939 as Art. 7 (Sections 12, 13, 15 and 17) and Art. 9 of the 1939 Bylaws, approved 4-3-1939 (Ch. 120 of the 1983 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Dogs and other animals — See Ch. 78.
Entertainment — See Ch. 89.
Loitering — See Ch. 128.
Peddling and soliciting — See Ch. 140.
[Amended 4-30-1984 ATM, Art. 43]
No person shall willfully break any arc lamp, lamp globe, incandescent lamp, mercury vapor lamp, sodium lamp or any insulators or attachments used to carry power for electric street lighting or any part of such lamps or globes or the fixtures thereof.
[Amended 3-7-1966 ATM, Art. 42, approved 5-19-1966]
No person shall behave in a rude, indecent or disorderly manner or use any indecent, profane, insolent or insulting language, make threats or use other language tending to create a breach of the peace in any public place, any street or sidewalk or place to which the public has a right of access in the Town or upon any doorstep, portico or other projection from any house or building or in any other place within audible distance of any dwelling, house or other building thereon.
No person shall make or affix any indecent figures or write, print, or cut any obscene word or words upon or deface, break or injure, in any manner, any fence, post, pole, sign, street lantern, electric street lamp, sidewalk, building or structure adjacent to a sidewalk, street or public place or mark or mutilate any poster so as to render it profane or obscene.
[Amended 4-30-1984 ATM, Art. 43]
No person shall throw stones, snowballs, sticks or other missiles or kick a football or play at any game in which a ball is used or fly any kites or balloons or shoot with or use a bow and arrow or otherwise throw any missiles in any of the public ways of the Town.
No person shall enter upon the premises of another with the intention of peeking into the windows of a house or spying upon in any manner any person therein.