Any property located within 200 feet of an existing
sanitary sewer must connect to said sewer. From and after the passage
of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons, corporation,
partnership or association to make any attachment or connection with
or any opening in or to the public sewer system of the City of Somers
Point or to renew, disconnect or in any way interfere with the same
without first having obtained the proper permit therefor.
Any person or persons, corporation, partnership
or association who shall violate any of the provisions of this article
shall, upon conviction thereof by the Municipal Judge or other officer
having jurisdiction, be punished for each offense by a fine not to
exceed $200 or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days in
the county jail or in any place provided by the municipality for the
detention of prisoners, or both. The Municipal Judge before whom any
person is convicted of violation of this article shall have the power
to impose any fine or term of imprisonment, or both, not exceeding
the maximum fixed in this article.