[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Sloan 10-29-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991 (Ch. 131 of the 1989 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
It is declared that the protection and preservation of the home
is the keystone of democratic government; that the public health and
welfare and the good order of the community require that members of
the community enjoy in their homes and dwellings a feeling of well-being,
tranquility and privacy and, when absent from their homes and dwellings,
carry with them the sense of security inherent in the assurance that
they may return to the enjoyment of their homes and dwellings; that
the practice of picketing before or about residences and dwellings
causes emotional disturbance and distress to the occupants; that such
practice has as its object the harassing of such occupants; that without
resort to such practice full opportunity exists and, under terms and
provisions of this chapter, will continue to exist for the exercise
of freedom of speech and other constitutional rights; and that the
provisions hereinafter enacted are necessary for the public interest
to avoid the detrimental results herein set forth.
It is unlawful for any person to engage in picketing before
or about the residence or dwelling of any individual in the Village
of Sloan.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not to exceed $250 or
to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days, or both, for each
offense.
