(A) Curfew. Whenever the Village President determines 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, he, she, or they shall have power to impose, by proclamation, any or all of the following regulations necessary to preserve the peace and order of the village:
(1) A curfew upon all or any portion of the village, thereby requiring all persons in such designated curfew areas to forthwith remove themselves from the public streets, alleys, parks, or other public places; provided, however, that physicians, nurses, and ambulance operators performing medical services, utility personnel maintaining essential public services, firemen and village authorized or requested law enforcement officers and personnel may be exempted from such curfew;
(2) Order the closing of any business establishments anywhere within the village for the period of the emergency, such businesses to include, but not be limited to, those selling intoxicating liquors, cereal malt beverages, gasoline, or firearms;
(3) Designate any public street, thoroughfare or vehicle parking areas closed to motor vehicles and pedestrian traffic; and
(4) Call upon regular and auxiliary law enforcement agencies and organizations within or without the village to assist in preserving and keeping the peace within the village.
(Prior Code, § 5-1-7-1)
(B) Proclamation. The proclamation of emergency provided herein shall become effective upon its issuance and dissemination to the public by appropriate news media.
(Prior Code, § 5-1-7-2)
(C) Duration. Any emergency proclaimed in accordance with the provisions of this section shall terminate after 48 hours from the issuance thereof, or upon the issuance of a proclamation determining an emergency no longer exists, whichever occurs first; provided, however, that such emergency may be extended for such additional periods of time as determined necessary by the Village President.
(Prior Code, § 5-1-7-3)
(D) Police order. The Chief of Police shall have authority to temporarily close any and all streets, alleys and other public ways in the village to the public whenever, in his, her, or their opinion, it is necessary in order to maintain the peace of the community.
(Prior Code, § 5-1-7-4)
Penalty, see § 10.99