[Adopted 4-18-1968 by Ord. No. 959 (Ch. 36, Art. I, of the 1966 Code)[1]]
No person or persons shall willfully cause or commit, or suffer
to be caused or committed, any act of disorderly conduct and/or disturbing
the peace within the limits of the Borough.
For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:
Any act or behavior which tends to disrupt the public decorum,
scandalize or shock the public sense of morality, or which is contrary
to or a violation of the Penal Law of the State of Pennsylvania. It
shall include, but not be limited to, loafing, sleeping or begging
in or adjacent to public property and mingling or carousing in parked
vehicles.
Any interruption of the peace, quiet and good order of the
Borough, particularly by unnecessary and distracting noises, so as
to cause disturbance or annoyance of the peaceable residents or the
traveling public. It shall include, but not be limited to, fighting,
quarreling, drunkenness, throwing objects, improper language, riotous
conduct and disorderly assemblies.
Any person or persons who shall violate any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, for each violation, be subject
to a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100 plus costs of prosecution.
In default of the payment of such fine and costs, such person or persons
shall be imprisoned in the county jail for a period of not more than
30 days.
Should any portion whatsoever of this article be held invalid
or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction,
such portion shall be deemed severable, but only to the extent of
such holding, and such holding shall not affect the remaining portions
hereof.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith
be and the same are hereby repealed.
This article shall take effect upon final passage and publication
as provided by law.
