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Borough of Newfield, NJ
Gloucester County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Newfield as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Alarms — See Ch. 65.
Curfew — See Ch. 111.
[Adopted 9-11-1951 (§§ 131-3, 131-5 through 131-8, 131-10, 131-12, 131-13 of the 1991 Code)]
No person shall, within the limits of said Borough, maliciously destroy, damage or injure any property.
No person shall, within the limits of said Borough, intentionally, willfully or maliciously destroy or injure any of the wires, posts, machines, bells, sirens, boxes, locks or other apparatus of any fire or police alarm system; nor shall any person intentionally, willfully or maliciously interfere with the same or any part thereof with intent to create a false alarm or obstruct the efficient operation of the same or any part thereof, or hinder or impede any of the operations intended to be accomplished thereby; nor shall any person intentionally, willfully or maliciously cause a false alarm of fire to be given in any manner.
No person shall, within the limits of the Borough, during an alarm of fire, hinder, prevent or deter by any device whatsoever any fireman or other person from rendering lawful assistance in abating or quelling such fire, or hinder or interfere with any fireman from going to or returning from the place where any building or other property is on fire or from which an alarm proceeds; nor shall any person hinder or obstruct the passage of any fire engine, hook or ladder truck, hose cart or any fire apparatus in going to or from the place from which an alarm of fire proceeds or where any building or other property may be burning.
No person shall engage in or attempt to offer to engage in, or aid, abet or participate in, any fight, assault, quarrel, brawl, battery, altercation, riot or unruly, boisterous, noisy, unlawful or disorderly assemblage, nor shall any person in any way breach or disturb the peace.
No person shall operate or manage his property or business in such a manner as to result in the discharge or emission of smoke, dirt, dust or any other obnoxious matter or fumes.
[Amended 6-8-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-8]
A. 
No person shall burn or cause to be burned any leaves, grass, brush, wastepaper or trash of any kind on any public streets, roads, avenues, parks or other public places in said Borough.
B. 
No person shall burn or cause to be burned any leaves, grass, brush, wastepaper or trash of any kind on any private property, whether residential or commercial, in said Borough.
C. 
Notwithstanding the prohibitions contained in Subsections A and B, nothing herein shall be construed herein to prohibit a property owner from utilizing an outdoor stove, chiminea, or other such commercial sold units for outdoor heating or decorative purposes.
The term "person" or "persons" as used in this article shall, wherever appropriate in connection with the context, include corporation or corporations.
Any person convicted by the Municipal Court Judge of the Borough of Newfield of the violation of any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to one or more of the following: a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than 90 days, or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, in the discretion of the said Municipal Court Judge.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).