No person shall knowingly and willfully obstruct, resist or oppose any police officer or person duly authorized, in serving or attempting to serve or execute any process, rule or order made or issued by lawful authority, or resist any officer in the execution of any ordinance, resolution, bylaw, rule or order made, issued, or passed by the Township Board, or assault, beat or wound any police officer duly authorized, while such officer is serving or attempting to serve or execute any process, rule or order, or for having served or attempted to serve or execute the same, or so obstruct, resist, oppose, assault, beat or wound any police officer, or any other person or persons authorized by law to maintain and preserve the peace, in their lawful acts, attempts and efforts to maintain, preserve and keep the peace.
(Ord. 227-A-4. Passed 2-23-81.)