It shall be unlawful for any person to erect,
or cause to be erected, any telephone or electric light pole in or
upon any street, alley or public grounds in the village or string
any wire in, over or upon the streets or public grounds or upon, over
or in front of any building or trim any tree without the consent of
the Village Board of Trustees and the consent of the owner of abutting
property.
A.
Criminal penalty. Any person who violates any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine
not to exceed $250 or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15
days, or both.
B.
Civil penalties; construal.
(1)
Obedience to the provisions set forth herein may be enforced by criminal information for the penalties herein prescribed, as well as by prosecution of the offender as provided in Subsection A of this section, or by civil action for a penalty or by civil remedy at law or equity by way of injunction or otherwise to abate or prevent a violation of the provisions of this article.
(2)
Neither a judgment in nor the pendency of a criminal
prosecution for an alleged violation of the provisions of this article
nor a judgment in or the pendency of a civil action of law or in equity
shall be a bar to the other form of proceeding.
(3)
The imposition of a penalty for a violation of this
article shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue, and
the remedies herein provided for penalties and civil action to enjoin
or abate a violation shall be cumulative.
