[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Upper Gwynedd 4-27-1964 by Ord. No. 64-3. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The act of standing upon or patrolling any public street,
sidewalk or any other public place where persons may lawfully assemble
by one or more persons for the purpose of:
It shall be unlawful:
A.
To engage in picketing by force, violence, duress
or breach of the peace, or threat of any of the foregoing.
B.
To engage in picketing in such a manner as to prevent
ingress and egress to or from any premises.
C.
To engage in picketing in such a manner as to obstruct,
prevent or interfere with the free or unobstructed use of any public
street or sidewalk by other persons.
D.
To engage in picketing other than in a reasonable
and peaceful manner.
[Amended 4-22-1985 by Ord. No. 85-6]
A.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation who shall
violate any of the provisions of this chapter, upon conviction thereof,
shall be liable to pay a fine or penalty not to exceed $1,000 plus
costs of prosecution for each and every offense. All fines and penalties
imposed by this chapter are recoverable by summary proceedings before
the Magisterial District Judge, and all suits or actions at law instituted
for the recovery thereof are to be in the name and for the use of
Upper Gwynedd Township, against which the offenses are committed.
In default of payment of any fine or penalty imposed by any Magisterial
District Judge under the provisions of this chapter, the person or
persons so offending may be committed to the Montgomery County Prison
for a period not exceeding 30 days.
[Amended 11-23-1992 by Ord. No. 92-15[1]]
B.
Each day a violation is committed shall constitute
a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
C.
This section shall not preclude the Township from
any other remedy it may have at law or equity.