A “public building,” within the meaning of this
chapter, is any hotel, store, workshop or other building in which
people are assembled, or to which they commonly resort, for purposes
of business, amusement, recreation or other lawful purposes.
(1970 Code, sec. 18-1; 1988 Code,
sec. 21-1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to tack, nail or affix in
any manner any paper, advertisement, handbill, circular or paper on
any telephone, telegraph, awning or other pole or post on the square
or on any street, alley or sidewalk within the limits of the city.
(1970 Code, sec. 18-5; 1988 Code,
sec. 21-2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to defecate or urinate upon
the streets, alleys or public grounds, or in any place that may be
seen from a private residence or by persons passing along the streets,
alleys or public thoroughfares of the city.
(1970 Code, sec. 18-24; 1988 Code,
sec. 21-6)
(a)
It
shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any well or cistern,
as much as ten (10) feet deep, and not less than ten (10) inches nor
more than six (6) feet in diameter, to fail to keep it entirely covered
at all times with a covering capable of sustaining weight of not less
than two hundred (200) pounds, except when such well or cistern is
in actual use by the owner or operator thereof.
(b)
It
shall be unlawful for any person who shall drill, dig or otherwise
create, or cause to be drilled, dug or otherwise created, any well
or hole of as much as ten (10) feet in depth and less than ten (10)
inches in diameter to abandon said well or hole without first completely
filling said well or hole from its total depth to the surface or plugging
the same with a permanent type plug at a depth of not less than ten
(10) feet from the surface and completely filling the same from such
plug to the surface.
(1970 Code, sec. 18-27; 1988 Code,
sec. 21-8)
(a)
Removal of latch required.
It shall be unlawful for
any person to place or permit to remain outside of any dwelling, building,
or other structure, or within any warehouse or storage room or any
unoccupied or abandoned dwelling, building, or other structure, under
circumstances as to be accessible to children, any icebox, refrigerator,
or other airtight or semi-airtight container which has a capacity
of one and one-half (1-1/2) cubic feet or more and an opening of fifty
(50) square inches or more and which has a door or lid equipped with
a latch or other fastening device capable of securing such door or
lid shut.
(1970 Code, sec. 18-28; 1988 Code,
sec. 21-9; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)
(a)
The
city hereby offers a reward of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
to any person supplying information or evidence which results in the
arrest and conviction of any person found guilty of committing the
offense of theft or vandalism of city property. This reward is a standing
offer and shall be paid out of the general fund of the city. The amount
of the reward to be paid in each case is to be determined by a committee
composed of the director of finance, chief of police, and city attorney.
Members of the city’s police department, members of the city’s
fire department with assigned responsibilities for arson investigation,
department heads, and division heads are not eligible to receive the
reward herein established.
(b)
The
city may receive any amount of money from individuals and place the
same into a trust and offer the full amount thereof as a reward to
any person supplying information or evidence which results in the
arrest and conviction of any person found guilty of committing an
offense within the city. Members of the city’s police department,
members of the city’s fire department with assigned responsibilities
for arson investigation, department heads, and division heads are
not eligible to receive the reward herein established. Any amount
held in trust by the city for such purposes described herein and not
awarded shall be returned to the individual placing such money for
reward into trust upon (i) the expiration of the time for which the
reward was offered, (ii) a conviction in the case for which the reward
was offered without a qualifying person being eligible to collect
such reward, or (iii) the inability to prosecute in the case for which
the reward was offered due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
(1970 Code, sec. 18-29; Ordinance 2580, sec. 1, adopted 6/8/81; Ordinance 88-054, sec. 1, adopted 12/19/88; Ordinance 97-038, sec. 1, adopted 8/11/97; 1988
Code, sec. 21-10)
(a)
It
shall be unlawful to bury the dead body of any person within the corporate
limits of the city outside the limits of an established cemetery or
a duly established columbarium. The body of the decedent may not be
buried in a manner so that the outside top surface of the container
of the body is:
(b)
This
section does not apply to burials in a sealed surface reinforced concrete
burial vault.
(1970 Code, sec. 18-26; Ordinance 2011-005, sec. 2, adopted 3/14/11; 1988 Code, sec. 21-7)
(a)
Hours.
It shall be unlawful for any person to enter
or remain on the Old Cemetery of Paris, commonly known as the Old
City Cemetery, which is bounded on the north by the 500 block of West
Cherry Street and on the west by the 400 block of 6th N.W. Street
which runs from Graham Street north to West Cherry Street, between
the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. during the months of May through
September and between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. during
the months of October through April.
(b)
Signage.
It shall be a defense to prosecution under
this section if there were not adequate signs to give notice of the
hours of which entry or occupancy is prohibited.
(1970 Code, sec. 18-30; Ordinance 86-017, sec. 1, adopted 7/14/86; Ordinance 89-014, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/89; 1988 Code, sec. 21-11)
