No person shall endeavor to resist or in any way interfere with or hinder or prevent any officer or patrolman or member of the police force of the City in the discharge of his duty as such officer, patrolman or member of the police force, or shall in any manner assist any person while in the custody of any of the officers or patrolmen or members of the police force of the City to escape or attempt to escape from such custody, or shall rescue or attempt to rescue any person so in custody.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.) or imprisonment for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both.