A person who wilfully disturbs the peace of any family or person by an explosion of gunpowder or other explosive substance, or by loud or unusual noise, or by any tumultuous or offensive conduct, shall be punished by fine or imprisonment, or both; the fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, and the imprisonment not to exceed six months in the county jail.
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-35-9
Disturbance by explosions, noises or offensive conduct
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Payne v. City of Olive Branch (2005)
Most recently applied in 588 F. App'x 348 - United States v. Victor Williams (December 2014)
Codes, 1880, § 2769; 1892, § 1032; 1906, § 1111; Hemingway’s 1917, § 837; 1930, § 862; 1942, § 2088.
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