A “public building,” within the meaning of this chapter, is any hotel, store, workshop or other building in which people are assembled, or to which they commonly resort, for purposes of business, amusement, recreation or other lawful purposes.
(1970 Code, sec. 18-1; 1988 Code, sec. 21-1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to tack, nail or affix in any manner any paper, advertisement, handbill, circular or paper on any telephone, telegraph, awning or other pole or post on the square or on any street, alley or sidewalk within the limits of the city.
(1970 Code, sec. 18-5; 1988 Code, sec. 21-2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to defecate or urinate upon the streets, alleys or public grounds, or in any place that may be seen from a private residence or by persons passing along the streets, alleys or public thoroughfares of the city.
(1970 Code, sec. 18-24; 1988 Code, sec. 21-6)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any well or cistern, as much as ten (10) feet deep, and not less than ten (10) inches nor more than six (6) feet in diameter, to fail to keep it entirely covered at all times with a covering capable of sustaining weight of not less than two hundred (200) pounds, except when such well or cistern is in actual use by the owner or operator thereof.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person who shall drill, dig or otherwise create, or cause to be drilled, dug or otherwise created, any well or hole of as much as ten (10) feet in depth and less than ten (10) inches in diameter to abandon said well or hole without first completely filling said well or hole from its total depth to the surface or plugging the same with a permanent type plug at a depth of not less than ten (10) feet from the surface and completely filling the same from such plug to the surface.
(1970 Code, sec. 18-27; 1988 Code, sec. 21-8)
(a) 
Removal of latch required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or permit to remain outside of any dwelling, building, or other structure, or within any warehouse or storage room or any unoccupied or abandoned dwelling, building, or other structure, under circumstances as to be accessible to children, any icebox, refrigerator, or other airtight or semi-airtight container which has a capacity of one and one-half (1-1/2) cubic feet or more and an opening of fifty (50) square inches or more and which has a door or lid equipped with a latch or other fastening device capable of securing such door or lid shut.
(b) 
Penalty.
Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009.
(1970 Code, sec. 18-28; 1988 Code, sec. 21-9; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)
(a) 
The city hereby offers a reward of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to any person supplying information or evidence which results in the arrest and conviction of any person found guilty of committing the offense of theft or vandalism of city property. This reward is a standing offer and shall be paid out of the general fund of the city. The amount of the reward to be paid in each case is to be determined by a committee composed of the director of finance, chief of police, and city attorney. Members of the city’s police department, members of the city’s fire department with assigned responsibilities for arson investigation, department heads, and division heads are not eligible to receive the reward herein established.
(b) 
The city may receive any amount of money from individuals and place the same into a trust and offer the full amount thereof as a reward to any person supplying information or evidence which results in the arrest and conviction of any person found guilty of committing an offense within the city. Members of the city’s police department, members of the city’s fire department with assigned responsibilities for arson investigation, department heads, and division heads are not eligible to receive the reward herein established. Any amount held in trust by the city for such purposes described herein and not awarded shall be returned to the individual placing such money for reward into trust upon (i) the expiration of the time for which the reward was offered, (ii) a conviction in the case for which the reward was offered without a qualifying person being eligible to collect such reward, or (iii) the inability to prosecute in the case for which the reward was offered due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
(1970 Code, sec. 18-29; Ordinance 2580, sec. 1, adopted 6/8/81; Ordinance 88-054, sec. 1, adopted 12/19/88; Ordinance 97-038, sec. 1, adopted 8/11/97; 1988 Code, sec. 21-10)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful to bury the dead body of any person within the corporate limits of the city outside the limits of an established cemetery or a duly established columbarium. The body of the decedent may not be buried in a manner so that the outside top surface of the container of the body is:
(1) 
Less than two (2) feet below the surface of the ground if the container is not made of an impermeable material; or
(2) 
Less than one and one-half (1-1/2) feet below the surface of the ground if the container is made of an impermeable material.
(b) 
This section does not apply to burials in a sealed surface reinforced concrete burial vault.
(1970 Code, sec. 18-26; Ordinance 2011-005, sec. 2, adopted 3/14/11; 1988 Code, sec. 21-7)
(a) 
Hours.
It shall be unlawful for any person to enter or remain on the Old Cemetery of Paris, commonly known as the Old City Cemetery, which is bounded on the north by the 500 block of West Cherry Street and on the west by the 400 block of 6th N.W. Street which runs from Graham Street north to West Cherry Street, between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. during the months of May through September and between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. during the months of October through April.
(b) 
Signage.
It shall be a defense to prosecution under this section if there were not adequate signs to give notice of the hours of which entry or occupancy is prohibited.
(c) 
Penalty.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be subject to punishment as provided in section 1.01.009 of this code.
(1970 Code, sec. 18-30; Ordinance 86-017, sec. 1, adopted 7/14/86; Ordinance 89-014, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/89; 1988 Code, sec. 21-11)