Whenever the Mayor, in his judgment, or in the event of his
absence, disability or other inability to act, the President of the
Council, or in the temporary absence or disability of both the Mayor
and President of the Council, then the Chief of Police determines
that an emergency exists as a result of mob action or other civil
disobedience, including riot, rout or unlawful assembly, or real and
present danger thereof causing or likely to cause danger or injury
to or damages to persons or property, he shall have the power to impose
by proclamation any or all of the following regulations deemed by
him necessary to preserve the peace and order of the Borough.
A. To impose a curfew upon all or any portion of the Borough, thereby
requiring all persons in such designated curfew areas to forthwith
remove themselves from the public streets, areas, parks or other public
places; provided, however, that physicians, nurses and ambulance operators
performing medical services, utility personnel maintaining initial
public services, fireman and authorized or requested law enforcement
officers and personnel shall be exempted from such curfew.
B. To order the closing of any business establishments anywhere within
the Borough for the period of emergency, such businesses to include,
but not be limited to those selling intoxicating liquors, cereal malt
beverages, gasoline or firearms and ammunition.
C. To designate any public street, thoroughfare or vehicle parking areas
closed to motor vehicles and pedestrian traffic.
D. To call upon regular and auxiliary law enforcement agencies and organizations
within or without the Borough to assist in preserving and keeping
the peace within the Borough.
E. Issue such other orders as are immediately necessary in his judgment
for the protection of life and property.
The proclamation of emergency provided herein shall become effective
upon its issuance to news media or immediate dissemination to the
public, its posting on a bulletin board in the Municipal Building
and, where feasible, by public address systems throughout the Borough.
Any emergency proclaimed in accordance with the provisions of
this article shall terminate after 48 hours from the issuance thereof,
or upon the issuance of a proclamation determining an emergency no
longer exists, whichever occurs first; provided, however, that such
emergency may be extended for such additional comparable periods of
time as determined necessary by the Mayor.
This article shall be construed to be an addition to any other ordinances or statutes on the same subject and shall particularly be construed to be in addition to the provisions of Chapter
315, Disorderly Persons.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon its final passage
and publication according to law, pursuant to a resolution declaring
an emergency to exist.