Town of Lonaconing, MD Chapter 159 Public Property and Officials, Protection of

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Lonaconing 1-4-1904; amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 159-1 Destruction of public building improvement or public work.

It shall be unlawful for any person to injure, deface or destroy any public building improvement or public work during its progress or after its completion in said Town of Lonaconing. All persons violating this section shall forfeit and pay a sum equal to the damages that may result from such act in addition to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each offense.

§ 159-2 Destruction of public property.

Any person who shall deface, injure or destroy or in any manner molest or unlawfully interfere with the lamps, lamppost or the tubes or burners attached thereto, owned or used by the Town on any of the streets, roads, lanes or alleys in said Town of Lonaconing, shall forfeit and pay a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500 for each offense.

§ 159-3 Interference with Town workers.

If any person shall impede, hinder, annoy or in anywise violate or unlawfully interfere with any workman employed by said Mayor and Council upon any street, lane or alley or upon any other improvement or public work in said Town of Lonaconing, State of Maryland, he, she or they shall forfeit and pay a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500 for each and every offense.

§ 159-4 Interference with law enforcement officers.

Any person who shall at any time interrupt, strike, resist, injure or otherwise oppose or interfere with the policemen of the Town of Lonaconing in the State of Maryland while in the discharge of their duties shall forfeit and pay a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500 for each offense.

§ 159-5 Assisting person under arrest.

Any person who shall rescue or attempt to rescue or aid or assist in rescuing any person or persons under arrest or in the custody of any officer in the Town of Lonaconing, in the State of Maryland, shall pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each offense.

§ 159-6 Failure to assist law enforcement officer.

Any citizen or resident of the Town who shall refuse or neglect to assist a policeman in the discharge of his duty when properly called on to do so shall forfeit and pay a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500 for each offense.