The provisions of this chapter may be amended by ordinance of
the Board of Selectmen.
All prior ordinances and other enactments, or parts of such,
of this Town regulating traffic and parking are hereby repealed, except
that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment
of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any such
ordinance or other enactment prior to the taking effect of this chapter.
If any Article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause
or provision of this chapter shall be adjudged by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such adjudication shall not affect, impair
or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its
operation to the Article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause or provision thereof directly involved in the controversy in
which such judgment shall have been rendered.
The violation of any provision in this chapter that constitutes
a violation within the meaning of the New Hampshire Criminal Code
shall be punishable by such penalties as the court may direct pursuant
to its authority and jurisdiction over such matter. Other violations
of this chapter shall be punishable by the appropriate penalty established
hereunder, which shall not exceed $1,000.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
PARKING
The stopping of a vehicle upon a street otherwise than in
compliance with traffic signs or signals for a period of time longer
than reasonably necessary to load or unload passengers or freight.
VEHICLE
Any device in, upon or by which any person or property is
or may be transported upon a highway, including, without limiting
the foregoing, any motor vehicle, bicycle or horse-drawn vehicles.