[Adopted 7-9-1969 by Ord. No. 26-69 (§§ 1-4,
1-12 and 1-14 of the 1969 Code)]
A.
Terms
used in this Code, unless otherwise specifically defined, have the
meanings prescribed by the Revised Statutes of New Jersey for the
same terms.
B.
COMMITTEE
COUNTY
ORDINANCES
PERSON
STATE
TOWNSHIP
Terms
used in this Code have the following meanings:
The Township Committee of the Township of Morris.
County of Morris.
The ordinances of the Township of Morris and all amendments
thereto.
Any natural individual, firm, trust, partnership, association
or corporation. Whenever the word "person" is used in any section
of this Code prescribing a penalty or fine, as applied to partnerships
or associations, the word includes the partners or members thereof,
and, as applied to corporations, includes officers, agents or employees
thereof who are responsible for any violations of the section. The
singular includes the plural. The masculine gender includes the feminine
and neuter genders.
State of New Jersey.
The Township of Morris, County of Morris, New Jersey.
The captions of the several sections of the Code of the Township
of Morris, County of Morris, State of New Jersey, printed in boldface
type, are intended as mere catchwords to indicate the content of the
sections and shall not be deemed or taken to be titles of such sections
or as any part of such sections, nor shall they be deemed to be such
when any of such sections, including the captions, are amended or
reenacted, unless expressly so provided in the amendment or reenactment.
A.
Whenever,
in the revision and codification or in any other ordinance of the
Township, or rule, regulation or order promulgated by any officer
or agency of the Township under authority duly vested in him or it,
any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an
offense, or the doing of any act is required, or the failure to do
any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided
therefor, the violation of any such provisions of the revision and
codification or of any other ordinance of the Township or any rule,
regulation or order, as aforesaid, shall be punishable by a fine not
exceeding $2,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days and/or
a period of community service not exceeding 90 days; provided, however,
that where the penalty for any particular offense is limited by state
statute, then such limitation shall be applicable to the provisions
of the revision and codification and other ordinances of the Township
or rule, order or regulation, as aforesaid, notwithstanding the provisions
of this section.
[Amended 6-17-2015 by Ord. No. 20-15]
B.
Each
day any violation of the revision or codification or of any other
ordinance of the Township or any rule, regulation or order, as aforesaid,
shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
C.
Whenever
any such fine is imposed upon any corporation, such fine and costs
and charges incident thereto may be collected in an action of debt
or in such other manner as may be provided by law.