[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Canton 11-10-1975
by L.L. No. 5-1975 as Ch. 55 of the 1975 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Signs — See Ch. 264.
No person, firm or corporation shall post, paint or nail upon any electric
light, telegraph or telephone pole, shade tree, post hold, fire hydrant, public
building or any property belonging to the Village of Canton a sign or bill
of any description without a written permit from the Village Clerk.
A.
No billboard or other device for posting bills shall
be erected in any street within the village.
B.
No person, firm or corporation shall erect or maintain
any billboard more than six feet in height without the permission of the Board
of Trustees and the written consent of the owners or agent of the owners of
all houses or lots within a distance of 200 feet from the place where the
sign is to be erected.
Any violation of this chapter shall constitute disorderly conduct and
upon conviction shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $50 per person
for each violation and conviction. In default of payment of such fine the
person or persons convicted shall be imprisoned in the St. Lawrence County
Jail.
