A.
Whenever any words and phrases are used in this ordinance,
the meaning respectively ascribed to them in Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the
New Jersey Statutes Annotated shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases
used herein.
B.
Official time standard. Whenever certain hours are named
in this Article, they shall mean either Eastern standard time or Eastern daylight
saving time as may be in current use.
All former traffic ordinances of the Borough of New Providence are hereby
repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution
or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of
any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of this ordinance.
A.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey
statutes, every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this chapter
or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $100
or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both.
B.
The above-suggested penalty form is in conformity with
N.J.S.A. 39:4-203 and should be used as a uniform standard throughout the
state.
This chapter may be known and cited as the "Traffic Ordinance."
