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§ 106-3 BROOME COUNTY CHARTER AND CODE
§ 106-4
COUNTY EXECUTIVE — The County Executive of the County of Broome, and/or his duly
authorized personnel.
LEGISLATURE — The County Legislature of the County of Broome.
NORMAL HOURS OF OPERATION — The period of time when such buildings and
grounds are open to the general public.
PERSON — Includes persons, corporations and other groups.
SHERIFF — The Sheriff of the County of Broome and/or his duly authorized personnel.
§ 106-4. Conduct upon buildings and grounds; permits; prohibitions.
A. Public assembly on buildings and grounds.
(1) No person, group or organization gathering, collecting or congregating for common
purpose or objective, and whether designated as a parade, procession, vigil,
assembly, demonstration or like terms, shall assemble upon said County grounds
unless a written permit is received from the County Executive or his duly
authorized representative.
(2) The application for said permit shall be verified by petition, addressed to the
County Executive and filed with the County Executive or his duly authorized
representative at least 24 hours prior to the date upon which said assembly is
contemplated.
B. Standards for issuing permits. The County Executive, or his duly authorized
representative, in granting or rejecting a permit, will be governed by the following
criteria:
(1) The rights of all citizens under the Federal and State Constitutions to peaceably
and lawfully assemble for expression of views or opinions.
(2) The requirement as to the date and time so that the proper operation of County
government of the appropriate state or County courts will not be interfered with.
Preference will be given to assemblies held at hours when the normal work force
of County government is not present.
(3) The requirement that the group or organization requesting a permit is not for
illegal purposes as set forth by appropriate federal, state and local laws.
(4) That said organization or group has not previously engaged in acts of vandalism or
destruction of property, nor has it violated appropriate federal, state and local laws
during previous parades, demonstrations or assemblies.
(5) That said principal members of said organization or group, during previous use of
County property, whether in the petitioning group or organization or another group
or organization, have adhered to the requirements of this chapter.
C. Preservation of property. No person shall injure, deface, destroy, disturb, remove or
misuse any part of the grounds or any buildings, sign, equipment or other property.
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