[Adopted 5-28-1934 by Ord. No. 575; amended in its entirety 7-24-1995 by Ord. No.
1544 (Ch. 21, Part 5, of the 1995 Code)]
The provisions of this article shall not apply to the sale,
storage or display of newspapers or periodicals.
It shall be unlawful for any vendor of groceries, fruits or
produce, or any kind of foodstuffs or merchandise, except peddlers
duly licensed or authorized and farmers, to store, display, exhibit
or sell his said wares on public highways, including the sidewalk
or cartway or any portion thereof, or to make use of the sidewalk
or cartway or any portion thereof as a place for salesmen, clerks
or customers to stand while transacting business, or in any way to
obstruct the sidewalk or cartway or any portion thereof, and prevent
the free use of the same by the general public.
It shall be unlawful to put or place any box, boxes, barrels,
merchandise or other articles that obstruct the free use of any sidewalk
upon any of the sidewalks, except articles temporarily placed thereon
for the purpose of loading or unloading, removing or storing away.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code revisions (see Ch. 1,
General Provisions, Art. II)]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment,
to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a
violation of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense.
