Chapter 054, ADVERTISING IN PUBLIC PLACES

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Chapter 54, ADVERTISING IN PUBLIC PLACES

GENERAL REFERENCES

Signs-- See Ch. 185.

§ 54-1. Placement on public property prohibited

No person shall place upon or affix or cause or procure to he placed upon or affixed to any sidewalk, hydrant, lamppost, tree, telephone, telegraph or electric light pole or public building in any public street or place within the village any words, characters, device, hill, placard, poster, notice, letters or pictures of any kind as a notice of or reference to any article, business, exhibition, profession, matter or event of any nature, including political contests.

§ 54-2. Marking sidewalks and pavement prohibited

No person shall place any word, letter, figure or drawing or any mark with paint, chalk or any similar substance on any pavement, curb or sidewalk on any public street in the village. This section shall not apply to words, letters or marks placed on the pavements, curbs or sidewalks by employees of the village for the purpose of directing traffic or regulating the parking of automobiles or otherwise assisting the enforcement of village laws and ordinances.

§ 54-3. Distribution of advertising materials

A. No person shall distribute handbills or other advertising matter at houses, stores or other places of business other than by putting the same inside screen or storm doors, under doors, in the jamb of doors or in receptacles or slots designed to hold such material.

B. No bell or other alarm of any type shall be sounded when handbills or other advertising matter is distributed.

§ 54-4. Distribution of sample drugs or medicines prohibited

No person shall distribute in any street or public place or from house to house samples of any drugs or medicines.

§ 54-5. Presumptive evidence

The placing or affixing of any words, characters, devices, bills, placards, posters, notices, letters or pictures or other material of any kind upon any property or place specified in this chapter is presumptive evidence that the proprietor, vendor or exhibitor thereof or person or persons whose cause is being promoted caused or procured the same to be placed or affixed.

§ 54-6. Penalties for offenses

Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof shall be punishable for each offense by a fine of not more than two hundred fitly dollars ($250.) or by imprisonment for not more than fifteen (15) days, or both.