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SECTION 3220.3. Same. Authority of Flaqmen to Direct Traffic. A person designated as a flagman by a contractor working on the City streets under a permit issued by the City, or a City employee designated as a flagman by the Director of Public Works or his representative, during construction or repair of, or in, streets, may direct traffic by use of hand signals or warning flags if the operation of special highway construction equipment, trucks, concrete mixers, mobile cranes or other construction equipment might interfere with the safe movement of traffic. SECTION 3221. Persons Other Than Officials Shall Not Direct Traffic. No persons other than Officers of the Police Department, or a person deputized by the Chief of Police, or persons authorized by law, shall direct traffic by voice, hand or other signal, except in an emergency until an officer arrives and except that a person may operate, when and/or as herein provided, a push-button signal erected by the provisions of this ChaPter.'~. SECTION 3222. Obstruction or Interference with Police or Authorized Officers. No person shall interfere with, or obstruct in any way, any police officer or other officer or employee of this City in their enforcement of the provisions of Article III, Chapters 2 and 3 of this Code. The removal, obliteration or concealment of any chalk mark or other distinguishing mark used by any police officer or other employee or officer of this City in connection with the enforcement of the parking regulations contained in said Chapters shall, if done for the purpose of evading the provisions of said Chapters, constitute such inter- ference or obstruction. SECTION 3222.1. Same. Obedience to Directions at School Crossinqs. No person shall refuse or fail to comply with any lawful order, signal or direction of any person appointed by the Chief of Police to control traffic at school crossings, provided that such persons giving any order, signal or directions at such school crossings shall at the time be wearing some insignia, indicating such appointment. It shall be unlawful for any minor to direct or attempt to direct traffic unless authorized to do so by order of the Chief of Police. SECTION 3223. Stoppinq at School Crossinqs. No person driving, Operating or propelling any vehicle or thing shall fail or refuse to stop within 50 feet of the nearest side of a school crosswalk and before passing the point where any signal device, flagman or other person is stationed, giving warning that children are about to cross or are crossing the street; and it is further declared unlawful to proceed until such time as signal has stopped, been raised, or been removed, or the flagman or person stationed at such pedestrian lane has given a signal to go, or has left the locality. -3-