(A) (1) No person or group of persons shall hold an open air public meeting, demonstration or march upon a public street, alley, sidewalk or mall unless a permit therefor shall first be obtained from the town’s Board of Commissioners.
(2) OPEN AIR PUBLIC MEETING includes the delivery of a public address, lecture, sermon or discourse, or the conducting of a public musical or theatrical performance.
(B) Every permit issued under this section shall be in writing and shall specify the day and hour of the open air public meeting and shall be limited to a specific occasion on a single day.
(C) Application shall be made to the Board of Commissioners in writing, and shall be filed with the Town Clerk at the Town Hall. The Board shall act upon the application, at a called meeting, if necessary, within 72 hours after the filing of the application. No permit shall be denied by the town’s Board of Commissioners unless the Board finds that the proposed open air public meeting will conflict with one already scheduled or that the proposed open air public meeting will seriously obstruct the free flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(Ord. passed 1-6-1976) Penalty, see § 10.99