As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
COMMERCIAL HANDBILL
Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, circular, leaflet,
pamphlet, paper, booklet or any other printed or otherwise reproduced original
or copies of any matter or literature:
A.
Which solely advertises for sale any merchandise, product, commodity
or thing;
B.
Which solely directs attention to any business or mercantile or commercial
establishment or other activity for the purpose of either directly or indirectly
promoting the interests thereof by sales; or
C.
Which solely directs attention to or advertises any meeting, theatrical
performance, exhibition or event of any kind for which an admission fee is
charged for the purpose of private gain or profit, but the terms of this subsection
shall not apply where an admission fee is charged or a collection is taken
up for the purpose of defraying the expenses incident to such meeting, theatrical
performance, exhibition or event of any kind, when either of the same is held,
given or takes place in connection with the dissemination of information,
provided that nothing contained in this subsection shall be derived to authorize
the holding, giving or taking place of any meeting, theatrical performance,
exhibition or event of any kind without a license where such license is or
may be required by any law of this state or under any local law of this municipality.
NEWSPAPER
Any newspaper of general circulation and any periodical or current
magazine regularly published.
NONCOMMERCIAL HANDBILL
Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, circular, leaflet,
pamphlet, newspaper, magazine, paper, booklet or any other printed or otherwise
reproduced original or copies of any matter or literature not included in
the aforesaid definitions of "commercial handbill" and "newspaper."
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company
or organization of any kind.
PRIVATE PREMISES
Any dwelling, house, building or other structure designed or used
in whole or part for residential purposes, whether inhabited or uninhabited,
and shall include any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule
or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to such dwelling, house, building or other
structure.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any and all streets, boulevards, avenues, lanes, alleys or other
public ways and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, plazas, grounds
and buildings.
No person shall post, stick, stamp, paint or otherwise affix, or cause
the same to be done by any person, any notice, placard, bill, card, poster,
advertisement or other paper or device calculated to attract the attention
of the public to or upon any sidewalk, crosswalk, curb or curbstone, flagstone
or any other portion or part of any public way or public place; or any lamppost,
electric light or telephone pole; or railway structure, hydrant, shade tree
or tree box; or upon the piers, columns, railings, gates or other parts of
any public bridge or viaduct or other public structure or building; or upon
any pole, box or fixture of the fire alarm, except such as may be authorized
or required by the laws of the United States, New York State and the local
laws of this municipality.
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit, place, throw, scatter
or cast any commercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon any public place
within the municipality; provided, however, that it shall not be unlawful
for any person to hand out or distribute, without charge to the receiver thereof,
any commercial or noncommercial handbill in any public place to any person
willing to accept such handbill.
It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute, deposit, place, throw,
scatter or cast any commercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon any automobile
or other vehicle. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to prohibit
the handing, transmitting or distributing of any commercial or noncommercial
handbill to the owner or other occupant of any automobile or other vehicle
who is willing to accept the same.
It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute, deposit, place, throw,
scatter or cast any commercial or noncommercial handbill upon any premises
if requested by anyone thereon not to do so or if there is placed on said
premises in a conspicuous position near the entrance thereof a sign bearing
the words: "No Trespassing," "No Peddlers or Agents," "No Advertisements"
or any similar notice indicating in any manner that the occupants of said
premises do not desire to be molested or to have their right of privacy disturbed
or to have any such commercial or noncommercial handbills left upon such premises.
Violations of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II.