(A) When a civil emergency is declared by the Governor, or by the President of the Town Council pursuant to § 36.03, the Town Council President, as appropriate to the situation and necessary to safeguard the people of the town, has and may exercise any of the following powers to:
(1) Suspend or modify any administrative regulation or procedure adopted by town ordinance or resolution, but not a regulation or procedure required by statute unless the Governor concurrently suspends the operation of the statute;
(2) Assign emergency duties to the officers and employees of the town;
(3) Make available to the employees equipment, property, materials and supplies to the town, either within or outside of the town, to deal with the emergency or to assist victims;
(4) Prohibit access to or travel within all or parts o the town;
(5) Impose a general curfew on the residents of the town, effective at whatever times and in such parts of the town as appropriate to protect the public safety and restore order.
(6) Prohibit the sale or giving away of alcoholic beverages or the consumption thereof in any public place or in a motor vehicle.
(7) Prohibit the sale, giving away or possession and carrying in public of firearms, ammunition, other weapons, explosive materials or flammable and incendiary materials, including gasoline.
(8) Order a general or partial evacuation of the town;
(9) Make other rules, regulations, orders or procedures as may be necessary, provided:
(a) They are not inconsistent with the orders of the Governor or regulations of a state agency implementing civil emergency procedures; and,
(b) They shall be effective only when set forth in writing and filed in the office of the town Clerk-Treasurer.
(B) Any order or regulation imposed by the Town Council President acting pursuant to this section shall have the full force of law as provided by state law and the Town Council President may call on any police agency to enforce the orders and regulations.
('85 Code, § 7-4-6) (Ord. 1985-C25, passed 9-16-85) Penalty, see § 36.99