Ordinances-1978-79

ORDINANCE NO. 1978-79 PUBLIC ORDER: AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING ACTIONS AGAINST THE PUBLIC ORDER AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFOR. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TIFFIN, IOWA: SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to regulate personal behavior within the corporate limits of the City of Tiffin and to prohibit actions which are against public order and prescribing penalties therefor. SECTION 2. DISTURBING THE PEACE. 1. If any person disturbs the peace and quiet of any street, alley, avenue, public ground or any religious or public assembly or building, private or public, or any neighborhood, private family or persons by giving a false alarm of fire, loud or unusual noise, ringing of bells, blowing of horns or other instruments, by indecent, obscene, profane, rude, violent, boisterous, offensive or disorderly language, conversation or conduct, or by threatening, quarreling, assaulting, fighting or any other device or means whatever, he shall be guilty of disturbing the peace and subject to the penalties of this ordinance. 2. If any person shall, within the corporate limits of the City of Tiffin, knowingly squeal or spin the tires of any motor vehicle under his control, or use a motor vehicle in such a manner and with such intent, to disturb the peace of any person or persons, he shall be guilty of disturbing the peace, and subject to the penalties of this ordinance. 3. If any person operates or drives a motor vehicle within the corporate limits of the City of Tiffin that is not equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke, or use a muffler cut-out, by-pass or similar device, he shall be guilty of disturbing the peace and subject to the penalties of this ordinance. SECTION 4. RESISTING ARREST. It shall be unlawful to attempt to escape or forceably resist when an arrest is being made by an officer under the authority of a warrant or incidental to a crime, after information of the intent to make the arrest. It is further unlawful for anyone to assist in any attempt to escape or resistance of arrest.