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4; TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1986 ..."-. matter, which Mr. Groden contended, appeared to be inter-related with Mr. Dallas' request. Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council adopted Ordinance No. 86-11, as accepted on first reading at Council's November 11th meeting, which adds Sections 14-5 and 14-6 to the City Code and thereby provides for adoption by the City Police Department of distinctive uniforms as well as prohibits the wearing of -, like uniforms by other than police personnel, effective May 1, 1987. The ordinance follows: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session held November 25, 1986, that Section 14-5 Distinctive Uniform and Section 14-6 Wearing of Same or Similar Uniforms by Other Than Police Officers be added to Chapter 14 Police of the City Code, as follows: Sec. 14-5. Distinctive Uniform. The Chief of Police shall cause to be designed, and with the approval of the City Manager, shall adopt a distinctive uniform with appropriate insignia for the use of the police officers of the City Police Department. Such uniform, when adopted, shall be worn by all such police officers assigned to the Uniform Division, and other such officers when appropriate, while on regularly scheduled duty and at such other times as the Chief may designate. Sec. 14-6. Wearing of Same or Similar Uniforms by Other Than Police Officers. ,- When an official uniform has been adopted by the Chief of Police, no prison guard, correctional officer, security guard, conservator of the peace, special policeman, private detective, or other person in the City, shall wear any uniform identical with such official uniform or so similar in appearance as to be likely to deceive the casual observer. Violation of this section shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor. Also upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council adopted-~as amended--the following ordinance (Ordinance No. 86-12) which revises Section 5-39 of the City Code, as amended, and pertains to "noisy" dogs within the City: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session held November 25, 1986, that Chapter 5, Article III, Dogs, Section 5-39, Barking or Howling Dogs, of the City Code be and is hereby amended, as follows: