Whenever, in the judgment of the Mayor, or, in the event of his or her inability to act, the President of the Common Council, it is determined that an emergency exists as a result of mob action or other civil disobedience causing danger of injury to or damages to persons or property, the Mayor shall have power to impose by proclamation any or all of the following regulations necessary to preserve the peace and order of the city:
(A) To impose a curfew upon all or any portion of the city, thereby requiring all persons in designated curfew areas to forthwith remove themselves from the public streets, alleys, parks, or other public places; provided, that physicians, nurses, and ambulance operators performing medical services, utility personnel maintaining essential public services, firefighters, and city authorized or requested law enforcement officers and personnel may be exempted from the curfew;
(B) To order the closing of any business establishments anywhere within the city for the period of the emergency, the businesses to include, but not be limited to, those selling intoxicating liquors, cereal malt beverages, gasoline, or firearms;
(C) To designate any public street, thoroughfare, or vehicle parking areas closed to motor vehicles and pedestrian traffic; and
(D) To call upon regular and auxiliary law enforcement agencies and organizations within or without the city to assist in preserving and keeping the peace within the city.
(Prior Code, § 37.15)