§ 26-8. Parades, processions, open-air meetings.

(a)

No parade or procession shall be allowed upon any street or public way in the village, nor shall any open-air public meeting be held upon any ground abutting upon any street or public way in the village, until a permit in writing therefor shall first be obtained from the village board of trustees.

(b)

Application to conduct such a parade, procession or open-air meeting shall be made in writing to the chief of police by the person in charge or control thereof or responsible therefor, and such application shall set forth the route along which such parade or procession is to proceed, the time of starting, the name of the person in control thereof or responsible therefor, and the purpose of such parade or procession. In case of an open-air meeting the application shall specify the place at which it is desired to hold such meeting, the purpose thereof, the name of the person in control thereof or responsible therefor, the time at which such public meeting is to be held, and the probable duration thereof.

(c)

Upon such application being made, the chief of police shall investigate or cause to be investigated the person making such application and the truth of the statements made in such application regarding the purpose or object of such parade, procession or open-air public meeting. If he shall find that such parade, procession or open-air meeting is not to be held for any unlawful purpose, and will not in any manner tend to a breach of the peace, or unreasonably interfere with the public use of the streets and ways of the city or the peace and quiet of the inhabitants thereof, he shall issue such permit to the person making application therefor without fee or charge.

(Code 1975, § 16-12)