Convenience of the public." The ordinance also placed specific limitations on picketing, allowed only ten picketers, required single-file processions only on the sidewalk, and allowed picket signs no larger than two feet. After failing in their attempt to secure a permit, the members of Local 391 were arrested again when they resumed picketing.
The union challenged the Rocky Mount ordinance as unconstitutional. The city defended its ordinance as necessary to protect the safety and welfare of the citizens. Decide.