You cannot read a book aloud on the street after 2:45 AM.

The Law Explained

Athens is a major college town, and this hyper-specific noise ordinance was meant to stop late-night public disruptions. Rather than a blanket ban on noise, the law specifically prohibited reading books aloud in public areas during the late night and early morning hours. It was a tool to curb drunk college students from performing impromptu nighttime theatrical readings.