A code defining and prohibiting certain matters, things, conditions
or acts and each of them as a nuisance, prohibiting certain noises or sounds,
requiring the proper heating of apartments, prohibiting lease or rental of
certain buildings, prohibiting spitting in or upon public buildings, conveyances
or sidewalks, authorizing the inspection of premises by an enforcing official,
providing for the removal or abatement of certain nuisances and recovery of
expenses incurred by the Board of Health in removing or abating such nuisances
and prescribing penalties for violations is hereby established pursuant to
Charter 188, Laws of 1950. A copy of said code is annexed hereto and made
a part hereof without the inclusion of the text thereof herein.
Said code established and adopted by this chapter is described and commonly
known as the "Public Health Nuisance Code of New Jersey (1953)."
Three copies of said Public Health Nuisance Code of New Jersey (1953)
have been placed on file in the office of the Secretary of the Board of Health
upon the introduction of this chapter and will remain on file there for the
use and examination of the public.
Any person who violates or neglects to comply with any provision of
this chapter or code established herein or notice issued pursuant thereto
shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to a penalty of not less than $5
nor more than $500 for each violation.
All ordinances, codes or parts of same inconsistent with any of the
provisions of this chapter and the code established hereunder are hereby repealed
to the extent of such inconsistency.
In the event that any section, sentence or clause of this chapter or
code shall be declared unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction,
such declaration shall not in any manner prejudice the enforcement of the
remaining provisions.
This chapter shall take effect upon passage and publication as provided
by law.