§ 15-62. Proclamation; imposition of curfew.

(a)

In the event of an existing or threatened state of emergency endangering the lives, safety, health and welfare of the people within the city, or threatening damage to or destruction of property, the mayor is hereby authorized and empowered to issue a public proclamation declaring to all persons the existence of such a state of emergency and, in order more effectively to protect the lives, safety and property of people within the city, to define and impose a curfew applicable to all persons within the jurisdiction of the city.

(b)

The mayor is hereby authorized and empowered to limit the application of such a curfew to any area specifically designated and described within the corporate limits of the city and to specific hours of the day or night; and to exempt from the curfew policemen, firemen, doctors, nurses and such other classes of persons as may be essential to the preservation of public order and immediately necessary to serve the safety, health, and welfare needs of the people within the city.

(Code 1977, §§ 17-46, 17-47)