As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
CAMPAIGN MATERIAL
Any circular, handbill, banner, card, statement, advertisement,
poster, printed sticker, painted words or material having reference
to any primary, general or special election or to the adoption or
rejection of any public question at any general, primary or special
election.
PERSON
Any individual, candidate, corporation, political committee,
citizen's committee, partnership, organization, association or any
committee or group of persons.
PUBLIC PLACE or PUBLIC FACILITY
Any property owned by the United States, the State of New
Jersey, the County of Mercer, the City of Trenton or any subdivision
or agency thereof, including, but not limited to, traffic signal poles,
traffic signal facilities, utility poles, parking meters and any other
types of poles, trees, United States mail receptacles, litter receptacles,
benches, bus shelters, vacant buildings, fences bordering vacant lots,
public buildings, streets or sidewalks, or any object affixed to or
placed upon the streets or sidewalks for public purposes or for the
use of the public.
SPECIAL EVENT MATERIAL
Any sign, bulletin, poster or other written or printed advertising
having reference to a gathering, meeting, show or other event of a
public, quasi-public or private nature.
Any campaign or special event material posted
in a lawful manner shall be removed by the person who posted that
material not later than 14 days subsequent to the event or election
to which it refers, unless the owner or tenant of the property upon
which it is posted expressly desires the continued presence of the
material and so notifies the City Clerk, in writing, before the expiration
of such period.
All campaign material and special event material
shall bear upon the face thereof a statement of the name and address
of the person or persons who caused the material to be posted.