[Adopted 9-7-1967 as § 3-28
of the Revised General Ordinances]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any circular, handbill, banner, card, statement, advertisement,
poster, printed sticker, painted words or material having reference
to any primary, general or special election or to the adoption or
rejection of any public question at any general, primary or special
election.
Any individual, candidate, corporation, political committee,
citizen's committee, partnership, organization, association or any
committee or group of persons.
Any property owned by the United States, the State of New
Jersey, the County of Mercer, the City of Trenton or any subdivision
or agency thereof, including, but not limited to, traffic signal poles,
traffic signal facilities, utility poles, parking meters and any other
types of poles, trees, United States mail receptacles, litter receptacles,
benches, bus shelters, vacant buildings, fences bordering vacant lots,
public buildings, streets or sidewalks, or any object affixed to or
placed upon the streets or sidewalks for public purposes or for the
use of the public.
Any sign, bulletin, poster or other written or printed advertising
having reference to a gathering, meeting, show or other event of a
public, quasi-public or private nature.
A.
No person shall paint or cause to be painted any words
or symbols upon any public place or public facility.
B.
No campaign material shall be affixed upon any public
place or public facility.
C.
No special event material shall be affixed upon any
public place or public facility without the prior approval of the
City Clerk.
D.
No campaign material shall be painted or affixed upon
any private property, private fence or private tree without the consent
of the owner.
Any campaign or special event material posted
in a lawful manner shall be removed by the person who posted that
material not later than 14 days subsequent to the event or election
to which it refers, unless the owner or tenant of the property upon
which it is posted expressly desires the continued presence of the
material and so notifies the City Clerk, in writing, before the expiration
of such period.
All campaign material and special event material
shall bear upon the face thereof a statement of the name and address
of the person or persons who caused the material to be posted.
A.
The person or persons responsible for the removal of material posted in violation of any provision of this article shall be liable to the penalties provided in Chapter 1, Article III, General Penalty for each day or part thereof that the material remains unlawfully posted following the receipt of notice of any unlawful posting, unless the material is removed within 48 hours of the receipt of notice, weekends and legal holidays excluded.
B.
Notice of an unlawful posting may be provided by any
police officer or person seeking to enforce this article by means
of certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the person
who posted the material or by personal service of notice, in written
or oral fashion, to any person above the age of 14 years at the address
or responding to telephone calls at the address, giving the description
and location of the unlawful posting.
C.
It shall be the burden of the prosecution in each
case to establish the receipt of notice by the person responsible.
A.
In addition to the members of the Police Department,
the Division of Sanitation shall be charged with the enforcement of
this article.
B.
In addition to the institution of proceedings in Municipal
Court to prosecute violations hereof, any police officer or sanitation
employee shall be empowered to remove from any public place or public
facility of the City any material unlawfully posted thereon.
