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Township of Oldmans, NJ
Salem County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Oldmans 1-4-1978 by Ord. No. 78-1 as Ch. 11 of the 1978 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall fire or discharge any pistol, revolver, rifle, gun, air gun or fowling piece or any kind of firearm or cannon in, on, along or near any street or other public area.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Section 11.02, regarding shooting of bows and arrows, which immediately followed this section, was deleted 9-3-1997 by Ord. No. 97-5.
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Editor's Note: Former §§ 125-2, Slingshots and similar weapons prohibited, 125-3, Throwing and shooting objects prohibited, as amended, 125-4, Carrying dangerous weapons, and 125-5, Obscene literature, were repealed 11-4-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-07.
No person shall bathe, swim or be in a state of nudity in any public place.
No person shall disrobe in any truck, auto or vehicle while the same is upon a street, parking area, park or other public place.
No person shall deposit any refuse, rubbish or waste matter or any waste materials of any kind upon any field, vacant lot or building plot or upon any public street or land directly abutting the public street unless the same shall be placed in closed containers and only for the removal thereof.
No person shall discard any tin cans, bottles, garbage, refuse or waste of any kind whatsoever into the waters of any pond, stream or lake or into water adjacent thereto.
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Editor's Note: Former §§ 125-10, Interference with Fire Department, 125-11, Damaging fire equipment, 125-12, Damaging fire hydrants, and 125-13, Interference with peace officers, were repealed 11-4-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-07.
No person shall paste, write, clip, paint, nail, clamp or otherwise fasten, inscribe or affix any notice, placard or advertisement against or upon any wall, gate, house, store, shop, shed, fence, rock, stump, tree, shrub, bush, promontory building or structure without the consent of the owner or occupant of the same, except when done by a public officer in the performance of his duties.
No person shall paste, write, clip, paint, nail, clamp or otherwise fasten or affix any notice, placard or advertisement upon any public building, sidewalk, street, fence, curbstone, wall, park or other public property or place within the limits of said Township, except with the permission of the Township Committee.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or place in the streets, highways, public places or in automobiles or other vehicles parked along the public highways of the Township of Oldmans or in a vacant lot or in the yards or upon the porches of dwellings or other buildings within the limits of the Township any paper, advertisement, handbill, circular or pamphlet, provided that nothing herein contained shall be held to apply to newspapers and personally addressed envelopes, and also provided further that nothing herein contained shall apply to papers, advertisements, handbills, circulars or pamphlets being placed on the porches of dwellings or other buildings when they are placed in mailboxes or other receptacles so that they will not be blown in the yards and around the public streets of the Township.
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Editor's Note: Former §§ 125-17, Gaming houses, 125-18, Gambling, 125-19, Gambling devices, 125-20, Attending gaming house, and 125-21, Loitering; offensive speech, were repealed 11-4-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-07.
No person shall create any unreasonably loud disturbance or noise of such character, intensity or duration as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of the neighboring inhabitants or to the annoyance or inconvenience of travelers on the street or persons in neighboring premises.
No person shall use or operate any sound truck or any loudspeaker or sound amplifier or radio or phonograph with a loudspeaker or sound amplifier or any vehicle upon the streets of the Township without the approval of the Township Committee.
No person shall operate an automobile, truck or other motor vehicle in the Township of Oldmans in such a manner or so constructed or loaded that it shall create or emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound disturbing the peace, quiet and comfort of the citizens of the Township.
No person shall fire off or explode any rocket, squib, firecracker or any kind of fireworks or other explosive within the limits of the Township.[2]
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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 85, Explosive Materials.
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Editor's Note: Former Section 11.28, Sunday Opening Laws, which immediately followed this section, was deleted 9-3-1997 by Ord. No. 97-5.
[Added 9-3-1997 by Ord. No. 97-5]
A violation of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, General Penalty.
All fines imposed and collected under and by virtue of this chapter shall be paid into the treasury of Oldmans Township.