§ 58-183. Conditions.

(a)

Peaceful picketing in the furtherance of a lawful purpose shall be permitted in the town when it is done under the following conditions:

(1)

Picketing may be conducted only on the sidewalks reserved for pedestrian movement and may not be conducted on the portion of a street used primarily for vehicular traffic.

(2)

Not more than five pickets promoting the same objective shall be permitted to use one of the two sidewalks within a block in the town at any one time.

(3)

Such pickets may carry written or printed placards or signs not exceeding two feet in width and two feet in length, promoting the objective for which the picketing is done, provided that the words used are not defamatory in nature or would tend to incite violence.

(4)

Pickets shall march in single file and not abreast and may not march closer together than 15 feet, except in passing one another.

(5)

If pickets promoting different objectives desire to use the same sidewalk for picketing and such use would result in the presence of more than five pickets thereon, the chief of police shall allot time to each group of pickets for the use of such sidewalk on an equitable basis.

(b)

Picketing done contrary to this division shall be unlawful.

(Code 1992, § 5-58)

(Code 1992, § 5-58)