Township of Eastampton, NJ Chapter 370 Peace and Good Order

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee (now Township Council) of the Township of Eastampton 2-24-1969 by Ord. No. 1969-1 (Ch. 68 of the 1974 Township Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Alcoholic beverages — See Ch. 139.

Curfew — See Ch. 213.

Noise — See Ch. 343.

§ 370-1 Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

PERSON

Wherever appropriate in connection with the context, includes corporation, partnership, association and individual, and shall include the plural. The masculine pronoun shall include the feminine.

§ 370-2 Disorderly conduct generally.

A. No person, within the limits of the Township of Eastampton, shall:[1]

(1) Cause or permit to be emitted any vile, offensive, obnoxious or nauseating odor.

(2) Hinder or obstruct any Township officer or employee or the officer or employee of any agency, department, board, commission, authority or other instrumentality of this municipality in the performance of his duties or resist or obstruct any officer or person authorized by law in serving or attempting to serve any writ, bill, order or process or when making any arrest.

(3) Hinder, prevent or deter, in any manner or by any device whatsoever, any fireman or other person from rendering lawful assistance in abating or quelling a fire or hinder or interfere with any fireman going to or returning from any fire or place from which a fire alarm proceeds or hinder or obstruct any fire engine, hook-and-ladder truck, hose cart or other fire apparatus going to or from any place which a fire alarm proceeds or where any building or property may be burning.

(4) Hinder, obstruct, prevent or deter, in any manner or by any device whatsoever, any ambulance or emergency squad member or other person from rendering lawful assistance at any accident, disaster or other emergency or any ambulance or emergency squad equipment while going to or from or attending at an accident, disaster or other emergency.

(5) Enter upon or trespass upon the land or property of any person without lawful permission to do so.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

B. All other riotous, indecent or disorderly conduct, breach of the peace and vagrancy not hereinabove specifically mentioned are hereby prohibited.[2]

[2] Editor's Note: Original § 68-3, Loitering, as amended, which immediately followed this section, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 370-3 Violations and penalties.

A. Any person who shall violate any of the terms or provisions of this chapter or who shall commit or do any act or thing in this chapter prohibited shall, upon conviction thereof in the Municipal Court, be subject to the penalty set forth in Chapter 1, Article II, Penalties for Violations, of the Township Code.

[Amended 5-28-1974 by Ord. No. 1974-5[1]]

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

B. All fines imposed and collected under and by virtue of this chapter shall be paid into the treasury of the Township.