It shall be unlawful for any person or railroad company, or its agents or employees, to obstruct for a longer time than ten (10) minutes the free passage of any street or highway within the limits of the city by means of any railroad car, cars, engine or engines, or any train; or to permit the same or any of them to remain in or upon any public street or highway across which any railroad is constructed for a longer period than ten (10) minutes.
Provided, however, that no violation of this section will be deemed to have occurred if any railroad car or cars block city streets for more than ten (10) minutes, and said blockage is caused by a bona fide mechanical emergency.
Any person or railroad company, or its agents or employees, convicted of a violation of this section may be sentenced to three (3) months imprisonment, or by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 2344, 6-4-1984)