As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
NEWSPAPER
Any newspaper of general circulation, any newspaper duly
entered or registered with the United States Postal Service in accordance
with federal statute or regulation and any newspaper filed or recorded
with any recording office as provided by law or any publication containing
news, editorial or advertising content and which is intended to be
disseminated to the general public either with or without charge from
a vending box.
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind that is the owner or publisher
of any newspaper or who dispenses, distributes or disseminates any
newspaper.
PUBLIC PROPERTY
Any street, alley, avenue, boulevard, court, highway or road
and the legal right-of-way thereof, including but not limited to the
cartway or traffic lanes, curb, sidewalks, whether paved or unpaved,
and any grass plots or other grounds found within the legal right-of-way
of a street. The term shall also include any shopping centers, parking
lots, parks, playgrounds, public buildings and similar areas that
are opened for the use of the public.
VENDING BOX
Any box, receptacle or machine from which newspapers are
intended to be dispensed, distributed or disseminated to the general
public, either with or without charge or the payment of any contribution
or subscription.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispense, distribute
or disseminate any newspaper by means of vending boxes located in,
on or upon any public property located within the City of Bordentown,
except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispense, distribute
or disseminate any newspaper within the City of Bordentown from any
vending box which is located in, on or upon the public property and
which is:
A. Installed, constructed or located within 50 feet of any intersection
or within any zone in which the parking, stopping or standing of motor
vehicles is prohibited at all times by ordinance of the City of Bordentown.
B. Chained, locked, bolted or affixed to any street sign, traffic control,
lamppost, tree, waste receptacle or other device located in, on or
upon the public property.
No person shall install or construct any vending box for the
sale or distribution of newspapers in the City of Bordentown which
is located in, on or upon the public property, unless the vending
box is installed and constructed in such a manner as to be securely
fastened to its own concrete foundation not less than three inches
in depth and to be free from movement or tipping.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced in accordance with Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
I, Violations and Penalties. Each continuing day of violation of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.