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Aid O.HDINAECE AUThORIZING T CrAIRi6AN OR THE BOARD OE COMI'IISSIONERS TO PRO- CLAIM RESTRICTIONS T_N RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF AN EI•:ERGENCY 2A BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina: Section 1: Proclamation imposin& prohibitions and restrictions. (a) The Chairman or Board of Commissioners by proclamation may impose the prohibitions and restrictions specified in sections 2 and 5 of this ordinance.in the manner described in those sections. The Chairman or Board may impose as many of those specified prohibitions and restrictions as found necessary, because of an emergency, to mavintain ion, 'aede,pt9ble , plevel of�:.publa:c�,iorder. :.wnd•.serviassi, and to protect lives, safety and property. The Chairman or Board shall recite such findings in the proclamation. (b) The proclamation shall be in writing. The Chairman shall take reasonable steps to give notice of the terms of the proclamation to those affected by-it and shall post a copy of it in the County Courthouse. The Chairman shall retain a tent of the proclamation and furnish upon request certified copies of it for use as evidence. Section 2: Curfew. (a) The proclamation may impose a curfew prohibiting in certain areas and during certain periods the appearance in public of anyone who is not a member of an exempted class. The proclamation shall specify the geographical area or areas and the period during each 24 -hour day to which the curfew applies. The Chairman or Board may exempt from some or all of the curfew restrictions classes of people whose exemption is found necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare. The proclamation shall state the exempt- ed classes and the restrictions from which each is exempted. (b) Unless otherwise specified in the proclamation, the curfew shall apply during the specified period each day until the Chairman by proclamation removes the curfew. Section 3: Restrictions on possession, consumption, or transfer o - n-toxicati� gliquor, . (a) The proclamation may prohibit the possession or consumption of any intoxicating liquor, including beer and wine, other than on one's own premises, and may prohibit the transfer of any intoxicating liquor. The prohibition, if imposed, shall apply to transfers of intoxicating liquor by employees of Alcholic Beverage Control stores as well as by someone else within the County. (b) If imposed, the restrictions shall apply throughout the County. Section-4. Restrictions on possession transpor�tion and trans ar o an Brous weapons nd substances. (a). The proc lame tion.•may prohibit the possession of any danger- ous weapon or substance unless it remains in a place of storage within the possessor's premises, or, if the weapon or substance cannot be readily stored in the possessor's premises, unless it remains in a customary place of storage not readily available to the possessor. The proclamation may also prohibit the sale or other transfer or the transportation of any dangerous weapon or substance. The Chairman or Board may exempt from some or all of the restrictions classes of People whose possession, transfer, or transportation of certain danger• ous weapons or substances is necessary to the preservation of the Public health, safety, or welfare. The proclamation shall state the exempted classes and the restrictions from which each is exempted. (b) 111engerous weapon or substance" means: (1) Any deadly weapon, ammunition, incendiary device, or other ipstrument or substance designed for a use that carries a threat of serious bodily injury or destruc- tion of property.