(A) Whenever riots, general civil disobedience or the threat of same occur within the city, the Mayor shall have the power to proclaim the existence of a civil emergency. The proclamation shall be in writing.
(B) After proclamation of a civil emergency, the Mayor may order a general curfew applicable to the geographical areas of the city or to the city as a whole, as he or she deems advisable and applicable during such hours of the day or night as he or she deems necessary in the interest of the public safety and welfare.
(C) After proclamation of civil emergency, the Mayor may make and end all of the following orders:
(1) Order the closing of all stores, clubs, or premises or portions thereof wherein consumption or sale of intoxicants are consumed or permitted.
(2) Order the discontinuance of selling, distributing, giving away, or furnishing gasoline or other liquid flammable or combustible products in any container other than a gasoline tank properly affixed to a motor vehicle.
(3) Order the closing of gasoline stations and other establishments the chief activity of which is the sale, distribution, or dispensing of liquid flammable or combustible products.
(4) Issue any other orders as are imminently necessary for the protection of life and property.
(D) Any person who violates any order or directive of a civil emergency proclamation issued by the Mayor shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined a sum of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or confined in jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or both such fine and jail sentence.
(Ord. passed 4-23-70; Am. Ord. 27:2013, passed 10-14-13)