Cross Reference — As to license fees, §605.020.
[CC 1977 §3-14]
For the purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, dodger,
circular, leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet or any other printed or
otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter of literature.
Any newspaper of general circulation as defined by general
law, any newspaper duly entered with the Post Office Department of
the United States in accordance with Federal Statute or regulation
and any newspaper filed and recorded with any recording officer as
provided by general law and, in addition thereto, shall mean and include
any periodical or current magazine regularly published with not less
than four (4) issues per year and sold to the public and shall mean
and include any other copyrighted material.
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including devices
used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
[CC 1977 §3-1; Rev. Ords. 1939 Ch. 17 Art. 1 §11]
It shall be unlawful for any person to stick up or post any
handbills, posters, notices or other advertisements upon any wall,
fence or other place within the City which is the private property
of another person without first getting the consent of the owner or
occupant thereof.
[CC 1977 §3-2]
It shall be unlawful for any person to wrongfully and maliciously
tear down, deface or cover up any posted advertisement or handbill
of any person when the same is rightfully posted and put up and during
the time such sign or advertisement shall be of value.
[CC 1977 §3-3; Ord. No. 1321 §1, 4-21-1982]
No sign, poster, handbill, pamphlet or similar items shall be
posted on any utility pole, street sign, traffic sign, nor shall they
be placed on any City right-of-way or easement by the affixing of
same to the City right-of-way or easement in any manner.
[CC 1977 §3-15]
The provisions of this Article shall not apply to the distribution
of mail by the United States nor to newspapers, except that newspapers
shall be placed on private property in such a manner as to prevent
their being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street,
sidewalk or other public place or upon private property.
[CC 1977 §3-17]
No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any handbill upon
any private premises, if requested by anyone thereon not to do so
or if there is placed on such premises a sign bearing the words "No
Trespassing", "No Peddlers or Agents", "No Advertisement" or any similar
notice, indicating in any manner that the occupants of such premises
do not wish to have their right of privacy disturbed or to have any
handbill left upon such premises.
[CC 1977 §3-19]
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or deposit any
handbill in or upon any vehicle.
[CC 1977 §3-20]
It shall be unlawful for any person to hand out or distribute
or sell any handbill in any public place, except that a handbill may
be personally delivered to any person willing to accept the same.
