Alarms and Scandals

Under Article 155 of the Revised Penal Code, the following are liable for ALARMS AND SCANDALS:

    1. Any person who within any town or public place, shall discharge any firearm, rocket, firecracker, or other explosives calculated to cause alarm or danger; 

    2.  Any person who shall instigate or take an active part in any charivari or other disorderly meeting offensive to another or prejudicial to public tranquility;

    3. Any person who, while wandering about at night or while engaged in any other nocturnal amusements, shall disturbed the public peace; or 

    4. Any person who, while intoxicated or otherwise, shall cause any disturbance or scandal in public places, provided that the circumstances of the case shall not make the provisions of Article 153 applicable.  

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