As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
DELIVERY
Applies to all deliveries of solid fuel while in transit between
the place of loading and the point of delivery, including the actual process
of removing the solid fuel from the vehicle into the storage place of the
receiver.
SOLID FUEL
All anthracite and bituminous coal, coke, charcoal, coal briquets
and other patent fuel, other than blacksmith coal, sold in a quantity not
to exceed ten (10) tons annually.
No solid fuel shall be delivered in the borough to anyone before 7:00
a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. or at any time on Sunday without a permit being obtained
by the Chief of Police or some other officer in charge at police headquarters.
No such permit shall be issued except when the delivery is accompanied by
a delivery slip in compliance with N.J.S.A. 51:1-38 and 51:1-39.
Each person engaged in the business of selling or delivering solid fuel
in the borough shall apply to the Clerk for registration.
The bodies of all trucks and other vehicles used in the transportation
of solid fuels for delivery to purchasers thereof shall be licensed for such
transportation by the borough. Upon the approval of an application and upon
payment of the required fee, the Clerk shall issue a license to the owner
of the vehicle, together with a metal plate, to be affixed to a conspicuous
and indispensable part on the right-hand side of the body of such vehicle,
on which shall be clearly set forth the official number of the vehicle with
the words "licensed coal truck." The design or color of the plate shall be
changed at the beginning of each license year.
The fee for a license issued hereunder shall be fifty dollars ($50.)
for the first truck or vehicle and one dollar ($1.) for each additional truck
or vehicle.
[Added 4-19-1990 by Ord.
No. 90-16]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties set forth in §
1-17 of this Code.