HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 725 - 11/24/1970 - PROHIBITING TREPASSESORDINANCE N0.72.5)
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING TRESPASSES
WHEREAS, Section 11-5-2 of the Illinois Municipal Code as
amended expressly grants to the corporate authorities of each
municipality the power to prevent and suppress trespasses in or
upon any public or private property;
AND WHEREAS, the public welfare in this municipality will
be served by providing ordinance protection against trespasses,
pursuant to the aforesaid enabling legislation;'
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board
of Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village that: Chapter
22 of the Municipal Code be amended by adding thereto the
following:
"ARTICLE X - TRESPASS"
"Section 22.1001 - Tre mosses Prohibited. It shall be
unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to commit a trespass
within this municipality upon either public or private property.
Section 22.1002. Snecificallv Enumerated Trespasses --
Suppression. Without constituting any limitation upon the
provisions of Section 1 hereof, any of the following acts by any
person, firm or corporation shall be deemed included among those
that constitute trespasses in violation of the provisions of said
Section 1, and appropriate action may be taken hereunder at any
time, or from time to time, to prevent or suppress any violation
or violations of this ordinance, the aforesaid enumerated acts
so included, being as follows, to -wit:
(a) An entry upon the premises, or any part
thereof, of another, including any public property
in violation of a notice posted or exhibited at
the main entrance to said premises or at any point
of approach or entry or in violation of any notice,
warning or protest given orally or in writing, by
any owner or occupant thereof, or
(b) The pursuit of'a course of conduct or
action incidental to the making of an entry upon the
land of another in violation of a notice posted or
exhibited at the main entrance to said premises or at
any point of approach or entry, or in violation of any
notice, warning or protest given orally or in writing
by any owner or occupant thereof; or
(c) A failure or refusal to depart from the
premises of another in case of being requested,
either orally or in writing, to leave by any owner
or occupant thereof; or
(d) An entry into or upon any vehicle, aircraft
or watercraft made without the consent of the person
having the right to the possession or control thereof, or
a failure or refusal to leave any such vehicle, aircraft or
watercraft after being requested to leave by the person
having such right.
ction 22.1003. Severance Clause. If any section, para-
graph, clause or provision of this ordinance shall be held in-
valid, the invalidity thereof shall not affect any of the other
provisions of this ordinance.
ection 22.1004. Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined in an amount not exceeding $500.00.
Section . Effective Date. This ordinance shall be
in full force and effect, from and after its passage and publics -
tion, in accordance with the terms of Section 1-2-4 of the Illinois
Municipal Code.
Passed this '= ah day of
ATTEST:
Margrethe E. Scliwellenb=,ch
Acting Village Clerk
1;CVE7:D2^ , 1970.
Jack D. Pahl
(President)
VOTE: Ayes h
Nays
Absent