[Ord. No. 73-1977, § 1, 5/24/1977]
Whenever the Board of Supervisors of the Township of South Hanover
determines that there has been an act of violence; flagrant and substantial
defiance of or resistance to a lawful exercise of public authority;
or the occurrence of a natural disaster and there is therefore good
and probable cause to believe there exists a clear and present danger
of a riot, civil disorder or other general public disorder, widespread
disobedience of law and/or substantial injury to persons or property
all of which constitute a threat to public peace or order and/or to
the general welfare of the Township or a part or parts thereof, the
Board of Supervisors may declare that a state of emergency exists
within the Township or any part or parts thereof.
[Ord. No. 73-1977, § 2, 5/24/1977]
Any state of emergency or emergency measure declared or ordered
and promulgated by virtue of the terms of this article shall, as promptly
as practicable, be filed in the office of the Township Secretary and
shall be delivered to appropriate news media for publication and broadcast.
To the extent practicable, the state of emergency shall also be publicized
by other appropriate means, such as by posting, loudspeakers, etc.
Such notice shall announce the declaration of emergency and specifically
specify the emergency measures being taken and to be taken.
[Ord. No. 73-1977, § 3, 5/24/1977]
A state of emergency established hereunder shall commence upon
declaration of same by the Board of Supervisors and shall terminate
at the end of the period of three days thereafter unless prior to
the end of such three-day period the Board of Supervisors shall either
terminate such state of emergency or shall declare an additional period
of the state of emergency which shall be specific in its duration
and may not exceed the maximum three days provided originally but
may be continued by reissuance so long as necessary.
[Ord. No. 73-1977, § 4, 5/24/1977]
1. Whenever the Board of Supervisors declares that a state of emergency
exists, it may order and promulgate any and all of the emergency measures
provided herein in whole or in part with such limitations and conditions
as it may deem appropriate and upon proper filing, publishing and
notification of such measures by specific pronouncement thereof and
any and all such emergency measures so ordered shall be in effect
during the period of the emergency in the area or areas for which
the emergency has been declared.
2. Said emergency measures which may be ordered and promulgated are
as follows:
A. The establishment of curfews, including, but not limited to, the
prohibition of or restrictions on pedestrian and vehicular movement,
standing and parking, except for the provision of designated essential
services, such as, fire, police, hospital services, utility emergency
repairs, calls by physicians, civil defense, etc.
B. The closing of places of public assemblage with designated exceptions.
C. The limitation of the number of persons who may gather and/or congregate
upon public highways, public sidewalks or in any other place with
exception for persons awaiting transportation, peaceably entering
or leaving buildings, or engaged in permissible activities.
D. The prohibition of entry into certain streets and/or areas of the
Township except for those persons living or having business within
said areas or by nature of their positions being therein. Said areas
to be posted and announced with specificity as required under this
article.
E. Prohibitions of possession in public places of weapons, including
but not limited to firearms, rifles, shot guns, bows and arrows, air
rifles, knives, razors, blackjacks, billy clubs, or missiles of any
kind, except by duly authorized law enforcement personnel or persons
in the official performance of duty.
F. Control of vehicular traffic including the necessity to restrict
travel and set up and establish detours or changes in traffic patterns
necessitated by the emergency.
G. The prohibition of the sale of any alcoholic beverage. "Alcoholic
beverage" includes all those beverages for which the right to sell
requires a permit or license from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control
Board.
H. The prohibition against possession of alcoholic beverages in any
public place, or on public highways or sidewalks.
I. The prohibition against possession of any container containing gasoline
and/or any other flammable or combustible liquid.
J. The prohibition against sale, transfer or distribution, with or without
consideration, of any gasoline and/or flammable or combustible liquid
except by delivery into a tank properly offered to an operative motor
driven vehicle which is for necessary propulsion thereof.
K. The prohibition against the sale, transfer or distribution, with
or without consideration, of any guns, firearms, ammunition, or the
offer to sell, transfer or distribute same.
[Ord. No. 73-1977, § 5, 5/24/1977; Ord. No. 3-1995, 9/12/1995]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding
$600 and costs and, in default of payment thereof, shall be subject
to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a
violation of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense.