[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Amsterdam 8-15-1967.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
No procession or parade containing 10 or more motor vehicles or 20 or
more persons not riding in motor vehicles shall march or proceed along any
public highway or public place within the corporate limits of the city at
any time, unless a permit to do so has first been obtained from the City Clerk
as hereinafter provided. No person shall take part in, aid, form or start
any such procession or parade without such permit first being obtained.
All applicants for a permit to use public highways or public places
in the city for a procession or parade shall file with the City Clerk, not
less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed event, a written application
therefor. Such application shall state the public highway and public places
proposed to be used, the nature and purpose of the event and the number of
participants therein.
The City Clerk, upon receiving any such application, shall cause the
same to be reviewed by the Police Chief. Said Police Chief, within five days
after the filing of such application, shall make a report and recommendation
and file the same with the City Clerk. If said Commissioner approves the application
the City Clerk shall issue a permit authorizing the proposed procession or
parade. If the Police Chief recommends denial of the permit the City Clerk
shall deny the application for a permit.
The Police Chief may, in his discretion, recommend to the City Clerk
denial of a permit if he determines that:
A.Â
The procession or parade for which a license is sought
conflicts with another procession or parade for which a license is to be or
has been issued and which application was made previous to the instant application;
B.Â
The procession or parade is to be either for the purpose
of advertising any commercial product, goods or event or is designated purely
for private profit; or
C.Â
By granting of the permit there would be interference
with traffic circulation or unreasonable danger to public safety.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
A.Â
Procession or parade when all personnel taking part therein
are policemen, firemen, members of the Armed Forces of the United States or
of the State of New York or officials of governmental units.
B.Â
Procession or parade sponsored by a duly chartered veterans
organization organized and functioning in the city.
C.Â
Students going to and from school classes or participating
in school activities, provided that such conduct is under the immediate direction
and supervision of the proper school authority.
D.Â
Funeral procession.
A permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall specify the name of the
organization participating, the name of the person chiefly responsible for
the marshaling and organization of the procession or parade, the public streets
and public places through which it may move and the hours during which it
may proceed.
No person shall drive any motor vehicle between the motor vehicles or
persons comprising the procession or parade proceeding in accordance with
the terms of a permit therefor duly issued by the City Clerk when such motor
vehicles or persons are in motion and are conspicuously designated as a procession
or parade, nor shall any person unreasonably hamper, obstruct or interfere
with any person, vehicle or animal participating or used in such a procession
or parade.
The Police Chief shall have the authority to prohibit or restrict the
parking of motor vehicles along a public highway constituting a part of the
route of a procession or parade and to cause signs to such effect to be posted
and it shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to
park or leave unattended any motor vehicle upon any highway or portion thereof
in violation of prohibitions so posted on said highway or portion thereof.
