[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Menands 7-14-1925
as Secs. 1 through 11 of Art. 13 of the General Ordinances. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
No person, copartnership or corporation shall post bills or affix or
distribute advertising matter in the Village of Menands, New York, without
previously having obtained a permit so to do, pursuant to the provisions of
this chapter.
The Mayor of said Village may grant to any person, copartnership or
corporation who shall apply to him therefor, in writing, a permit to post
bills or affix and distribute advertising matter in the Village of Menands
by themselves, their or its agents and servants, which said permit shall expire
on the first day of May of each and every year or may be granted for a single
distribution as hereinafter provided.
A permit granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall not
be transferred and, if transferred, shall at once become null and void as
if it had expired by its own limitation.
Merchants and other residents or those having their principal place
of business in the Village of Menands may post bills or affix and distribute
advertising matter relating solely to their own business, according to the
provisions of this chapter, without obtaining the permit called for and without
paying a permit fee therefor, but said merchants and others shall not post
bills or affix and distribute advertising matter relating to goods, merchandise
or things not manufactured, produced or sold by themselves and which said
goods, merchandise or things are sold or disposed of or intended to be sold
or disposed of by merchants, dealers or storekeepers generally throughout
said Village and which said advertising matter is furnished for posting, affixing
or distributing by the manufacturers or producers without first having obtained
a permit so to do and paid a permit fee according to the provisions of this
chapter.
No person, copartnership or corporation shall attach, place, paint or
paste or cause to be attached, placed, painted or pasted any sign, advertisement
or other matter upon any public lamppost, electric light pole, electric railway
pole, telegraph pole, telephone pole, shade tree or fire hydrant now erected
or that may hereafter be erected in the Village of Menands nor on any curbstone,
flagstone or any other portion or part of any sidewalk or crosswalk in said
Village; nor shall any person, copartnership or corporation attach, place,
paint or paste or cause to be attached, placed, painted or pasted any sign,
advertisement or other matter upon any house or part thereof, wall, fence,
gate, post or tree box without first obtaining permission, in writing, of
the owner, agent or occupant of the premises so to do.
Every person, copartnership or corporation to whom a permit is granted
under the provisions of this chapter shall pay to the Mayor of the Board of
Trustees, for the use of the Village, the sum of $25 upon delivery of the
same, unless it is desired to make but a single distribution of advertising
matter, in which event the Mayor may grant a permit upon payment of a permit
fee of $1.
All persons, copartnerships or corporations receiving a permit to distribute
advertising matter pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall cause
the same to be deposited inside the doors of residences and places where the
same is distributed.
The posting and distribution of showbills and dodgers shall be lawful
only when the same shall be posted and distributed as herein provided.
Any person, copartnership or corporation who shall violate the provisions
of this chapter shall be liable to a penalty not to exceed the sum of $25
for each and every violation, and, in addition thereto, said violation shall
constitute disorderly conduct and the person violating the same shall be a
disorderly person.
Nothing herein shall be so construed so as to prevent or prohibit the
posting of notices required by law.
