[Adopted 12-18-1979 by Ord. No. 79-111 as Ch. 9, Art. 8, of the 1979 Revised General Ordinances of Paterson]
No person shall engage in the business of hoisting
and lowering material over any street or public thoroughfare in the
City without first securing a license, granted by the Council and
issued by the City Clerk, to carry on such business.
Before the issuance of any license under this
article, the applicant shall produce before the City Clerk a public
liability insurance policy or certificate thereof, with premium prepaid,
in the amount of $5,000 for one person and $10,000 for one accident,
to indemnify any person injured by the licensee or his agent conducting
such licensed business while on any public thoroughfare in the City.
Such insurance policy or certificate thereof shall be filed with the
City Clerk. The licensee shall, during the term of the license, maintain
said policy in full force and effect.
When the Council has granted the license, the
City Clerk shall, upon receipt of the annual fee, issue the license
and one metal plate bearing the license number and the expiration
date thereof. The plate shall be affixed in a conspicuous part of
any vehicle used by the licensee in the conduct of the licensed business.
The charge for additional metal plates shall be $2 each.
[Amended 12-19-1995 by Ord. No. 95-068]
Any person who violates any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $1,000, by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days
or by a period of community service for not more than 90 days, or
any combination thereof. A separate offense shall be deemed committed
on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
