No persons shall boycott, picket, molest or
interfere with any other person who is acting in a lawful manner by
standing, sitting, lying or congregating with others in any manner
in any public place, street or sidewalk or any portion thereof within
the City; nor shall any person obstruct any entrance of any building,
storeroom, factory or other place of business by parading in or around
such premises for the purpose of preventing the full lawful use of
such entrance by any person desiring to use the entrance or for the
purpose of picketing or boycotting the premises, provided that the
Mayor is hereby authorized to issue permits to persons applying therefor,
subject to the limitations and regulations of this article, for permit
holders to peacefully picket theaters, restaurants, stores, factories
or other places of business.
The Mayor shall issue permits to persons applying
therefor to peacefully picket any place, as hereinafter designated
in this article, upon the following terms and conditions and no others:
A. Applications shall be made, in writing, for a permit
to picket.
(1) Said application shall be filed at least 10 business
days prior to the beginning of the period for which the application
is sought.
(2) The application shall state the name and address of
the applicant and shall be accompanied by such identification as may
be required to verify the identity of the applicant.
(3) Such application shall state the connection of the
applicant with the labor dispute or strike or with the subject of
the protest or controversy.
B. In case of a labor dispute or strike, such applicant
must have been employed by the owner or operator of the place sought
to be picketed when the strike or labor dispute arose.
Picket permits may be revoked at any time by
the Mayor for any disorderly conduct or participation in any unlawful
act upon the part of the holder thereof or for interference in any
manner with any person using the area picketed for any lawful purpose
or for any conduct tending to a breach of the public peace.
No persons shall hinder, molest, insult or harass
any picket lawfully picketing pursuant to a permit issued under the
provisions of this article.