[Adopted 4-1-1912 (Ch. 33, Art. IV, of the 1966 Code)]
The dumping of ashes, dirt, garbage or other refuse into the brook running from Perlee's Hill in a southerly direction through the Borough of Raritan, westerly of Gaston Avenue and emptying into the Raritan River, is hereby declared to be nuisance.
Any person or persons who shall dump ashes, dirt, garbage or other refuse into the said brook shall be liable to the penalty of a fine of not less than $1 and not more than $20, together with the costs of prosecution, at the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge who shall impose the penalty. Every offender who shall refuse to pay the fine and costs imposed hereunder may be imprisoned in the county jail for such term as the Municipal Court Judge may determine, not exceeding 10 days.