It shall be unlawful for any person or persons
to do any act of injury, tampering with, impairment, vandalism, destruction
or defacement of municipal flood protection works, including the levees,
walls, buildings and any and all property relating thereto, and it
is specifically delineated that the posting of bills, as well as lettering
of signs or messages, shall be considered within the meaning of the
general terms prohibited by this section.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons
to commit an act of theft of any type of flood control equipment from,
in, on or about the municipal flood protection works and any and all
property relating thereto.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons
to trespass in, over, upon or through any and all flood control property,
and it is specifically delineated that no persons shall erect or cause
to be erected any private crossings or crosswalks over and upon the
concrete wall and levees which bound all parts or portions of said
flood control protection works.
[Amended 2-14-1977 by Ord. No. 953; at
time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person or persons violating any of the provisions
or sections of this chapter and any person who aids, abets or assists
therein shall, upon conviction thereof before the properly constituted
authority, be subject to the payment of a fine of not more than $1,000,
plus costs of prosecution, as well as any and all costs incurred in
the repair or replacement of any and all damages, defacement or theft
of portions of said municipal flood control property or works, and,
in default of the payment thereof, shall undergo imprisonment in the
Northumberland County prison for not more than 90 days, or both.