[Ord. 7151, passed 2-10-1994; Ord. 8365, passed 3-25-2021]
(a) As used in this Ordinance, unless the context indicates clearly a
different meaning, the following words and phrases shall have the
meanings as set forth below:
(1)
DISORDERLY HOUSE — Any place within the City, including,
but not limited to, residential properties, vacant lots, and properties
upon which commercial or business enterprise of any kind operate,
where persons gather or abide and where the owner, lessee, or person
in charge permits, encourages, or tends to encourage drunkenness,
illegal consumption, boisterous conduct, unseemly noise, fighting
or other conduct which disturbs the public peace or decorum, or promotes
disorder and lessens the dignity of the community. Said definition
shall apply whether the place is public or private, a building or
any lot or land in the City. All such places within the City of New
Castle are hereby declared a public nuisance.
(2)
KEEPER OF A DISORDERLY HOUSE — Any person who is the owner,
lessee, or person in charge of any such house at the time when any
of the acts defined above are permitted or encouraged.
(3)
INMATE OF A DISORDERLY HOUSE — Any person, not the keeper
of a disorderly house, who lives and abides in such disorderly house
or is employed at, or attends a gathering in such a house, lot or
other place, knowing that such house is a disorderly house as defined
herein.
[Ord. 7151, passed 2-10-1994]
No person shall permit, keep, maintain, or be an inmate of a
disorderly house within the City. Violators are subject to the penalties
of this Ordinance upon conviction before a District Justice having
jurisdiction.
[Ord. 7163, passed 5-12-1994]
It shall be the duty of the police officers of the City to suppress
and to close and keep closed any disorderly house, and to arrest all
persons found therein. If the keeper or any other person within such
disorderly house refuse to permit any officer of the City to enter
the same, the officer may enter the disorderly house with a warrant
or any other legal means, and to arrest, by issuance of citations
or otherwise, all persons found therein.
[Ord. 7151, passed 2-10-1994]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to
pay a fine of not more than $300 and/or to imprisonment for a term
not to exceed 90 days. Every day that a violation of this Ordinance
continues shall constitute a separate offense.