IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE repealing section 5000., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the County Park System and County buildings, and enacting, in lieu thereof two new sections relating to the same subject, with a penalty provision.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4555, September 3, 2013
INTRODUCED BY James D. Tindall, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, there is a need to regulate the potential of picketing and demonstrations in County parks and on the grounds of County courthouses and adjacent buildings; and
WHEREAS, such regulation is in the best interest of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause. Section 5000., Jackson County Code, 1984, is hereby repealed, and two new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 5000. and 5098., to read as follows:
5000. Scope.
The provisions of this chapter govern the use and management of the Jackson County Park System. This chapter shall also apply to and govern the use of the grounds of the Jackson County Downtown Courthouse in Kansas City and the Eastern Jackson County and Historic Truman Courthouses in Independence, and the grounds of any other county-owned building located within a three-block radius of one of the courthouses referred to in this section.
5098. Picketing, Prohibited.
No person shall picket, protest, or promote any cause in or on any county-owned property within the scope of this chapter, except in strict accordance with the provisions of this section.
5098.1 Picketing Permitted.
Peaceful picketing, protesting, and/or promotion of a cause in furtherance of a lawful purpose shall be permitted provided the same is done under the following conditions:
a. Sidewalks Only.
Picketing with signs, protesting, or promoting a cause shall be permitted only on pave...
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