Ordinance 206 ORDNANCE NO .
AN ORDINANCE OF THF; CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA,
ENTITLED, "CRIMINAL, CODE OF THE CITY OF LONG-
WOOD, FLORIDA, 1° ANL? CREATING THE CRIMINAL CODE
OF THE CITY OF LONG~4JOOD, FLORIDA; DESIGNATING
OFFENSES; PENALTY PROVISIONS; MISCELLANEOUS
MATTERS; REPEAL OF ORDINANCE N0. 190; CONFLICTS;
AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY TIfE PEOPLE OF THE CITY~OF
LONGWOOD, FLORIDA:
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SECTION l: Title: -The title of this Ordinance shall
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be the Criminal Code of the City of Longwood, Florida.
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a SECTION 2: General Penalty - Continuing violations -
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F Whenever in this Code or in a.ny Ordinance of the City, any act is
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prohibited or is made or declared. to be unlawful, or an offense,
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3 or whenever in.such Code or Ordinance. th.e doing of any act is
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where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of
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~ a any such provision of this Code or any Ordinance, shall be punish-
_ Zed by a fine not exceeding TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), or
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~ imprisonment for a term not e,XCeeding sixty (60) days, or by both
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o such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the Municipal
Judge. each day any violation of any provision of this Code or
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N of any Ordinance shall continue shawl constitute a separate.
offense.
SECTION 3: Gender - In all cases where used in this
Code, the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender and
the s ing~xlar sha 11 include th.e p lura 1.
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OFFENSES; MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION l: Abandoned Property - The chief of police
is hereby authorized and directed to confiscate any and all aban-
Boned personal property and motor vehicles within the corporate
limits o.f the City; and if th.e owner of same cannot be located
after diligent search of not less than sixty (60) days,. the City
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shall be authorized to sell same at public sales held for such
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purpose at the City Hall following Notice of Intent to sell given
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motor chicle can be found such ro ert or vehicle shall be
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a search and inquiry, fees, fines, damages and expense due the.
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city.
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SECTION 2; Affrays and_Riots Generally - All persons
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guilty of an affray or riot shall be punished as provided in Sec-
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tion 2, ,4rticle I of this Collie.
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N SECTION 3: Assault and Battery - It shall be unlawful
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for any person to commit assault or assault and battery upon
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o SECTION 4: Assault with_a Deadly Weapon - It shall be II
F unlawful for any person to assault another person with a deadly II
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weapon in the City.
SECTION 5: Begg~i.n~ - It shall be unlawful for any
person in the streets or public places of the City to beg or
solicit gifts or money or to exhibit his person for the purpose
of obtaining gifts or money.
SECTION 6: Bicycles; Stealing or Destroying - It
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shall be unlawful for any person to steal or attempt to steal, to
destroy or attempt to destroy, to mutilate or attempt to mutilate
a bicyclEv or any part thereof, that is the property of another.
SECTION 7: Curfew - It shall be unlawful for any
.person under the age of sixteen (16) to remain or be found upon
the streets, avenues, alleys, public ways or parks of the City
after 11 p.m., unless accompanied by his parent, guardian or a
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member of his family over the age of twenty-one (21). It shall
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obe unlawful for any parent or guardian of any person under sixteen
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d (16) years of age to knowledgely permit such person to remain or
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N SECTION 8: Dance Halls - It shall be unlawful for any
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o SECTION 9: Dance Halls; Orderly Conduct triereof - It
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SECTION 10: Disorderly Conduct - Any person endangering
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of violence to or against any other person or by being noisy and
disorderly in or upon any street or other public place in disturb-
ance of 1.he public tranquility shall be punished as provided in
Section Article I of this Code.
SECTION 11: Disorderly Places; Generally -Any owner
or keeper_ of any public or private house,~who shall allow or permi
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any persons who may resort to~ their houses by day or night to dis-
turb the peace of the community, shall be adjudged in violation ~
of this Code.
SECTION 12: Disorderly Places; Inmates of Disorderly
Houses - It shall be unlawful for any person to be an inmate of
a disorderly house within the: corporate limits of the City.
SECTION 13: Disturbing Lawful Assembly - It shall bye
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unlawful for any person to disturb or willfully interrupt any
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SECTION 14: Drunkenness - It shall be unlawful for any
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" person to become drunk or to be drunk or intoxicated by the volun~'~ •
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nary use o-f intoxicating liqulors or beverages .
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W SECTION 15: Improper Exposure of Person - It shall be.
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4 unlawful for any person to make an indecent exposure or exhibit of
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g his sexual.organs in any street or public place or on the private
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SECTION 16: False; Alarm of Fire - It shall be unlaw-
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ringing of bells, or by turning in through the fire alarm boxes,
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;'or othex-~aise, to make or circulate or cause to be made or circu- •
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ful for any person to engage in any game of cards, keno., roulette,
afro ar other dame of chance at any place in the City by any
device whatever, for money or~ other thing of value, or to sell,
offer to sell, or possess any ticket, coupon, share, paper,
symbol or device of any kind, which had, at any time of its sale,
or offer of sale., a value in money or pr-operty of any kind, to ~be
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determined by chance.
SECTION 18: Gambling; Keeping Gambling House. or Gamb-
ling Apparatus - It shall be unlawful for any person or his agent
to keep, exercise or maintain a gambling table or room or gaming
implement or apparatus or houlse, booth, tent or other place for
the purpose of gaining or gambling, or in any place of which he
ma directl or indirectl have charge, control or management,
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to procure, suffer or permit any person to play for money or other
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SECTION 19: Gambling; Frequenting Gambling House -
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SECTION 20: Gambl.in
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;shall be unlawful for any person to sell in the City. any ticket,
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share or coupon in any lottery for money or other thing of value.
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i ~ Gambling Houses -Any policeman having good reason to believe that
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20 or 21 hereof..
SECTION 23: Gambling; Disposition of Gambling Appar-
atus - The chief of police, when any of the implements, devices or
apparatus commonly used for ;ambling purp oses, are found in any
house or other place used for the purpose of .gaming, shall seize
the same. and hold the same for uses as evidence. in the trial of
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the person in whose possession the same are found and charged
with keeping a gambling house: or gambling apparatus. Upon convic~
Lion of such person, the municipal judge shall order such gambling
apparatus destroyed or otherwise disposes of by the chief of
police.
SECTION 24: Iceboxes and Refrigerators; Leaving Aban-
Boned, Unattended or Discarded in Places Accessible to Children -
It shall be unlawful for any person to leave or permit to remain
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" under his control, in a place: accessible to children or others
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" under disability, any abandon~.ed, unattended or discarded icebox,
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from the inside, without first removing such door or lid., snap-
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o SECTION 25 : Indecency - It sha 11 be unlawful for any
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or offer to sell any pornographic book, picture or other thing;
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or to exhhibit or perform any lewd play or other representation;
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It shall be unlawful for any person to make., continue, or cause ,to
be made or continued any loual, unnecessary or disturbing noise
which either annoys, disturb", injures or endangers the comfort,
repose, health, peace or safE:ty of others within the corporate
limits of the City.
:SECTION 27: Loud and Unnecessary Noise.; Enumerated -
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Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the following acts
among others are declared to be loud, disturbing and unnecessary
noises in violation of the preceding Section, but such enumera-
tion sha:11 not be deemed to be exclusive; namely:
Horns, signaling devices, et cetera. The soL~nding of
any horn or signaling device on any automobile, motorcycle or
other ve}.zicle on any street or public place of the City, except
as a danger warning, the creation of any unreasonably loud or
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W of time. The use of any signaling device except one operated b;y
hand or electricity, the use of any horn, whistle or other device
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a vice when traffic is for any reason held up.
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or permitting to be played, ulsed or operated any radio receiving
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set, musical instrument, phor,!ograph or other machine or device
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for the. producing or reprodue:ing of sound in any such manner as
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inhabitants or at any time with louder volume than is necessary
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for convenient hearing for the person who is in the room, vehicle
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strumen•t, phonograph, machine or device between the hours of
11 p.m., and 7 a.m., in such a manner as to be plainly audible
at a distance of fifty (50) feet from the building, structure or
vehicle in which it is locatE+d, shall be prima facie evidence of
a violation of this Section.
Sound trucks. No ~~ound truck or other device or medium
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for ampl:Lfying sound shall be operated or permitted to operate
within the City for advertising purposes or to attract the atten-'
tion of 1~he public, where the sound therefrom is transmitted
from, to., in or over any public thoroughfare, park, or other
public p:Lace. This Section shall not prohibit the use of such
sound amplification for disseminating religious or political mes-
sages, or information concerning civic, recreational and other
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matters of general public interest; provided permission for same
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obe obtained from the chief of police, who is hereby authorized,
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Yelling., shouting, et cetera. Yelling, shouting, hoot-
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Wing, whistling or singing on the public streets, particularly
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° so as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons
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} any-persons in the vicinity.
° Animals and birds. The keeping of any animal or bird
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the comfort or repose of any persons in the vicinity.
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~Stea~m whistles. Th.e blowing of any train whistle or
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or danger_ or upon request of proper City authorities.
Exhausts. The discharge into the open air of the ex- ~I
haust of any-steam engine, stationary internal combustion engine, I
motor boat or motor vehicle except through a muffler or other
device which will effectively prevent loud or explosive noises
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Defect in vehicle or load. The use of any automobile,
motorcycle or vehicle so out of repair, so loaded or in such
manner as to create loud and unnecessary grating, grinding,
rattling or other noise.
Loading, unloading, opening boxes. The creation of a
loud and excessive noise in connection with loading or unloading
any vehicle or the opening anal destruction of boxes, crates and
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"weekdays, except in case of urgent necessity in the interest of
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' a building inspector, which permit may be granted for a period not
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to exceed three (3) days or less while the emergency continues
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and which-permit may be renewed for periods of three (3) days or
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;less whi:Le the emergency continues. If the building inspector
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should determine that the public health and safety will not be
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any building or the excavation of streets and .highways within t:he ,
hours of 6 p.m., and 7 a.m., and if he shall further determine
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of 6 p.m., and 7 a.m., upon application being made at the time the
permit for the work is awarded or during the progress of the work.
Schools, courts, churches, hospitals. The creation of
any excessive noise, on any street adjacent to any school, insti-
tution o:f learning, church or~ court while the same are in use, or
adjacent to any hospital, which unreasonably interferes with the
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working of such institution, or which disturbs or unduly annoys
patients in the hospital; provided that conspicuous signs are disc=-~
played in such streets indicating that the same is a school,
hospital or court street.
Hawkers., peddlers,. et cetera. The shouting and crying
of peddlers, hawkers and vendors which disturb the peace and quiet
of the neighborhoodo
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Noises to attract attention. The use of any drum or
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a tion by~creation of noises to any performance, show or sale.
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tation a:E rails, pillows or columns of iron, steel or other mater-
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for other public places.
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oche hour: of 10 p.m., and 7 a.m., of any pile driver, steam shovel,
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other appliance, the use of which is attended by-loud or unusual ~
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Wpower faYi or any internal combustion engine, the operation of whic
causes noise due to the explosion of operating gases or fluids,
unless the noise from such blower or fan is muffled and. such ~I
engine is equipped with a muffler device sufficient to deaden such
noise.
The provisions of this and the preceding Section sha1:1
not be enforced unless a complaint is submitted by a citizen to r
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the police department nor be construed to prohibit music being
made upo~Z streets or sidewalks by brass bands or other bands no:r
to prohibit religious organizations from conducting reasonable
services.
SECTION 28. Officers; Obstructing or Opposing - It
shall be unlawful for any person to obstruct, interfere or oppose
any officer of this City, or legally authorized person, in the
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a SECTION 29: Petit. Larceny - It shall be unlawful fo;r
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limits ~:E the City, petit larceny by stealing or attempting to
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bill, order or certificate, or any book of account for or-concern-
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a inQQ mone~J or ¢oods due or to become due or to be delivered or
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valuable contract in force, ar any writ, process or public record
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~ of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($lOQ-.00) or less.
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o Arrest - The chief of police, or any police officer of the City,
shall have the power in making the arrest of any person for violat
ing any of the Ordinances of the City, where such person refuses t
submit to arrest, to summon t.o his aid in making such arrest a pos e
of the citizens of the City., consisting_of a suff icient number to
enforce ~~the law; and it shall. be unlawful for any citizen, excerpt
persons physically incapacitated, to fail or refuse promptly to
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officer. ,
SECTION 31; Prisoners; Escape - It shall be unlawful
for any prisoner in the City jail or on a work gang or in the
custody of a policeman or guard, to escape or attempt to escape
therefrom.
SECTION 32: .Prisoners; Aiding in Escape - It shall
be unl'aw:Eul-for any person to aid or ~assistc~.a prisoner in escap-
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Without Authority - Whoever willfully, mischievously and without
right takes or uses any property of another, without the consent
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of the other person having the legal custody, care of or control
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F intent to steal the same, or when it is taken under a claim or
right, o:r with the presumed consent of the owner or other person 'i
having the legal control, care or custody of the same.
SECTION 35: Prostitution; Commission, Aiding ,'and
Abetting Unlawful - It shall be unlawful for any person to commit
any act of prostitution, or t:o aid or abet others in the commis- ~
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SECTION 36: Prostitution; Definition of Aiding and
Abetting.- Any person who takes another to a place where prosti-
tutes can be found,. or gives out or~offers to give o.ut any.infor-
maton a:~ to a place where prostitutes may be found, shall be
' guilty o:E aiding and abetting; others in the commission of prosti-
tution.
SECTION.37: Prostitution• Owner et cetera.- Permit-
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a ly to permit any act of prostitution to be committed on such
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a knowledge of the owner, lessee, or-other person having charge of
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such property. Any building or other property that is found to
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have been used for the purpose of prostitution with the knowledge
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property„ may be closed and padlocked by order of the municipal
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unlawful for any person to enter such building or other property
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Section 36 of this Article IL, the identification card o:f such ~
person~to drive a taxi in the City may be suspended for any
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period, or permanently revoked, by order of the municipal judge.
Such suspension or revocation. is in addition to the other punish- ~
ment provided in this Code.. II
SECTION 39: Prostitution; Frequenting Houses of I11
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Fame - I~t shall be unlawful for any person to frequent any house
of ill fame within the corporate limits of the City.
SECTION 40: Prostitution; Inmates of Houses of Prosti-
tution - It shall be unlawful. for any person to be an inmate of a
house of prostitution within the corporate limits of the City.
SECTION 41: Rummage Sales; Licenses Required.; Fee -
No sale of goods, wares or merchandise commonly known as a
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" SECTION 42 : Shade. Trees ; Cutting, Inj using, et cetera ~ ~
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Other Public Places - It shall be unlawful for any person to spit
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SECTION 44: Stolen Property; Buying, Receiving or •
a Concealing- It shall be unlawful for any person in the City to II
~ bu receive ossess or conceal an stolen ro ert or aid in the
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stolen.
SECTION 45: Summonses and Notices; Failure to Obey -
It shall be unlawful for•any~person to willfully disregard or fail
to obey any notice or summon" lawfully served upon such person by ~
any police officer of the City. II
SECTION. 46: Tampering with ,S cales - It shall be
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unlawful for any person to tamper with or adjust any. scale for the
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purpose of weighing commodities for sale in the City, so as to
make the same weigh less than sixteen (16) ounces to the pound.
SECTION 47: Throwing Stones, Missiles, et cetera. -
It shall be unlawful for any ,person to throw any stone or~ar!y
other missile on any of the streets or~any other public places
within the corporate limits o~f the City.
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SECTION 49: Transient or Itinerant Solicitars; Gener-
N all Permits Re uired - It shall be unlawful for any transient
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hereby authorized to issue a permit to any person or individual,
upon proper application, to solicit orders from the citizens of th.
City but only upon exhibition to him of proper credentials.
SECTION .51: TresP~ass - It shall be. unlawful for any
person to commit any trespass upon the property of another with
a malicious or mischievous intent within. the corporate limits of
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SECTION.52: Unlawful Assemblies, Riots, et cetera;
Duty of 1"'hief of Police, et cetera, to Disperse - Three (3) or
more persons meeting together to commit a breach of the peace or
to do any other unlawful act shall be guilty of unlawful assembly
within the purview of this Code.
If any number of persons, whether armed or not, are
unlawful:y, riotously or tumultuously assembled in the City, it
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their calling or employment, or are without reasonably continuous
employment or regular income and who have not sufficient property .
to sustain them, persons wandering or strolling around from place
to place without any lawful purpose or object, habitual loafers,
idle and disorderly-persons, persons neglecting all lawful busi-
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and rema:~n in idleness, shall be deemed vagrants and guilty of the
offense of vagrancy and shall be punished as provided in this
Code.
SECTION 54: Weapons; Discharging or Brandishing
Firearms - It shall be unlawful for any person to fire a gun or a
pistol in any street, lot, public square or other place within 'the
limits o:E the City, unless authorized to do so by~the Chief of
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Places - It shall be unlawful. for any person to carry about any
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SECTION 57: Weape~ns; Placing in Possession of Minor,
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F or ~other~aise place in the possession of any minor or habitual
drunkard., any pistol, revolvE:r, or any other dangerous weapon.
SECTION 58: Weapons; Use of Airguns, Slingshots, et
cetera - It shall be unlawfu]. for any person under the age of
twenty-one (21) years to use or shoot any airgun, slingshot or
slungshot within the corporate limits of the City, unless done
"-~1 under supervision of a responsible adult.
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ARTICLE III
CONFLICTS
SECTION 1: That Ordinance No. 190 of the City of
Longwood, Florida, is .hereby repealed.
SECTION 2: That a.ll Ordinances or parts of Ordinances
in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
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ADOPTED AT A REGULAR MEETING of the City Council of
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