[Adopted as Ch. 130, Art. VII, of the 1994 Code of Ordinances]
A. 
All processions and parades are prohibited in, over, upon or through any street of the Township unless written notice of the object, time and route of such procession or parade is given to the Chief of Police by the person in charge of such procession or parade not less than two weeks previous to the proposed date of such procession or parade, and a permit is obtained. The Chief of Police may designate in the permit the time and place of formation and dismissal and the route of such procession or parade, and when so designated, the person in charge shall be responsible to see that the designation is obeyed.
B. 
The Chief of Police may furnish such escort as may be necessary to protect persons and property and maintain peace and order.
[Amended 12-15-2020 by Ord. No. 20-057]
A. 
Processions or parades on Sunday are prohibited, except processions or parades of persons participating in some special public ceremony or proceeding to or returning from some place of burial or to or from some place of worship in connection with a religious service then being celebrated, and in such cases there shall be no music played except with the consent of the Chief of Police.
B. 
It shall be lawful for any body of the United States Army or Navy, the New Jersey National Guard, the Police or Division of Fire, the Grand Army of the Republic or other veteran organizations to parade in any public street on Sunday and to play music while in such parade or while proceeding to or returning from any place of burial.
C. 
In no case on Sunday shall music be played within 300 feet of any church or place of religious worship.
It shall be unlawful for any person participating in any procession or parade to cover his face, wholly or in part, for concealment or disguise; provided, however, that persons may mask or disguise to hide their identities in Halloween celebrations or in other general public celebrations.
Whenever in the opinion of the Chief of Police the granting of a permit for any procession or parade will result in public disorder or riot or unduly interfere with traffic or the public convenience, he shall refuse to issue a permit therefor. Whenever the Chief of Police has refused to issue a permit for a procession or parade, the applicant may appeal from such determination in accordance to Chapter 285, Licenses and Permits, of the Code of the Township of Hamilton.