[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Brigantine
8-18-1976 by Ord. No. 15-1976. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Mercantile businesses — See Ch. 210.
There is hereby assigned to the Director of Public Safety sole jurisdiction
in the matter of issuing permits for the purpose of assembling and parading
on the sidewalks, streets, highways and other public places in the City of
Brigantine.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to assemble or parade
on the sidewalks, streets, highways and other public places of the City of
Brigantine without first having obtained a permit from the Director of Public
Safety for so doing.
There be and is hereby vested in the Department of Public Safety sole
discretion as to the granting of or refusal to grant a permit for the purpose
of assembling or parading upon the sidewalks, streets, highways or other public
places of the City of Brigantine.
The Department of Public Safety shall have the power to grant such permit,
upon condition or otherwise, upon application to such Department not less
than five days before the effective date of such permit, which permit may
specify the time for which the same shall be in effect, and the streets, sidewalks,
highways or other public places of the City of Brigantine that may be used,
which may be specified in the permit issued for such purpose. The Director
of Public Safety may, in his discretion, refuse to issue a permit, or revoke
a permit granted by him, when, in his judgment, it is necessary or proper
for the good government, order and protection of persons and property and
for the preservation of the public health, safety and prosperity of its inhabitants
and visitors, or when the permit has been or will, in his judgment, be used
in violation of any lawful statute of this state or ordinance of the municipality,
or for any unlawful purpose. The Director of Public Safety may require the
applicant for, or the recipient of, a permit to answer, in writing and under
oath, any and all questions that may be necessary or advisable in order to
determine whether a permit should be granted or revoked. A permit may be revoked
if it appears that the applicant has made false representations or answers
in response thereto.
[Amended 12-28-1992 by Ord.
No. 28-1992]
There shall be a charge as set forth in Chapter 210, Mercantile Businesses, Article II, Fees Schedule, for each permit issued by the Director of Public Safety, which shall be used by the City to cover the expenses attached to the issuance of the permit and the regulation of the parade; provided, however, that no charge shall be made for a permit issued to an nonprofit civic or community organization.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Includes any individual, society, fraternity, organization or corporation
and shall apply to the plural as well as to the singular and to the feminine
as well as the masculine.
A.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter
shall, upon conviction, be punished for each offense by a fine not to exceed
$1,000 or by imprisonment for any term not to exceed 90 days in the County
jail or in any place provided by the municipality for the detention of prisoners,
or both.
[Amended 12-28-1992 by Ord.
No. 28-1992]
B.
Any person who aids, assists or abets in the violation
of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties
herein provided for.
