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Harlem in Disorder: A Spatial History of How Racial Violence Changed in 1935

Arrested for assault & Charged with disorderly conduct (6)

"§722. Disorderly conduct. In cities of one million inhabitants or over any person who with intent to provoke a breach of the peace, or whereby a breach of the peace may be occasioned, commits any of the following acts shall be deemed to have committed the offense of disorderly conduct:

1. Uses offensive, disorderly, threatening, abusive or insulting language, conduct or behavior;
2. Acts in such a manner as to annoy, disturb, interfere with, obstruct, or be offensive to others;
3. Congregates with others on a public street and refuses to move on when ordered by the police;
4. By his actions causes a crowd to collect, except when lawfully addressing such a crowd;
5. Shouts or makes a noise either outside or inside a building during the night time to the annoyance or disturbance of any considerable number of persons;...
7. Stations himself on the public streets or follows pedestrians for the purpose of soliciting alms, or who solicits alms on the public streets unlawfully;...
10. Stands on sidewalks or street corners and makes insulting remarks to or about passing pedestrians or annoys such pedestrians."

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