(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to collect or assemble with or be a member of any disorderly crowd, or any crowd gathered together for any unlawful purpose.
(B) Riots, routs, and unlawful assemblies shall be dispersed forthwith by the city police and other law enforcement officers, and all persons present at the scene of any riot, rout, or unlawful assembly shall, upon command of any law enforcement officer to disperse, forthwith obey such command and peacefully disengage themselves from such riot, rout, or unlawful assembly and leave the scene thereof, and persons who fail to obey such command shall be subject to immediate arrest.
(Prior Code, § 17-63) Penalty, see § 130.999
Charter reference:
Authority to preserve and maintain peace, quiet, and good order within city, see Charter § 30
Statutory reference:
As to riots, routs, and unlawful assemblages, see W. Va. Code 61-6-1 to 61-6-6
Authority to protect the public safety, health, and the like, see W. Va. Code 8-12-5(44)