No person, copartnership or corporation shall post bills, affix
or distribute advertising matter or distribute samples of products
in the Village of Nyack, without previously having obtained a license
so to do pursuant to the provisions of this chapter except that residents
of the Village of Nyack who are war veterans may, by showing to the
Mayor a copy of their discharge, receive a license to distribute advertising
matter without the payment of any license fee, upon the approval of
such applicant by the Clerk.
The Village Clerk of said Village may, upon the approval of
the Mayor, grant to any person, copartnership or corporation, who
shall apply to him therefor in writing, a license to post bills, affix
and distribute advertising matter, and distribute samples of products
by themselves, their or its agents and servants in the Village of
Nyack, which said license shall expire one year from date of issue.
Every person, copartnership and corporation to whom the license
may be granted under the provisions of this chapter shall pay to the
Village Clerk for the use of said Village of Nyack upon the delivery
of said license $5 per day for each and every person employed in bill
posting or distributing advertising matter, or distributing samples
as herein authorized.
A license granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter
shall not be transferred, and if transferred, shall at once become
null and void as if it had expired by its own limitation.
Merchants and others, residents of or having their principal
place of business at the Village of Nyack, may post bills, affix and
distribute advertising matter and distribute samples of products relating
solely to their own business, according to the provisions of this
chapter, with the consent of the Mayor without paying a license fee.
But said merchants and others shall not post bills, affix or distribute
advertising matter or samples of products relating to goods, merchandise
or things not manufactured, produced or sold by themselves, and which
said goods, merchandise or things are sold or disposed of or intended
to be sold or disposed of by merchants, dealers or storekeepers generally
throughout the said Village, and which said advertising matter is
furnished for posting, affixing or distributing by the manufacturers
or producers, without first having obtained a license so to do according
to the provisions of this chapter.
No person, copartnership or corporation shall attach, place,
mark, paint or paste or cause to be attached, placed, marked, painted
or pasted any sign, advertisement or other matter upon any public
lamp post, electric-light pole, telegraph pole, telephone pole, shade
tree or fire hydrant now erected or that may hereafter be erected
in the Village of Nyack; nor on any curbstone, flagstone or any other
portion or part of any sidewalk or crosswalk in said Village; nor
shall any person, copartnership or corporation attach, place, paint
or paste or cause to be attached, placed, painted or pasted any sign,
advertisement or other matter upon any house or part thereof, wall,
fence, gate, post or tree box, without first obtaining permission,
in writing, of the owner, agent or occupant of the premises so to
do.
Any person, copartnership or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the sum
of $25 for each and every offense, and in default of the payment of
such fine, the person so convicted shall be imprisoned in jail not
exceeding one day for each dollar of the fine so imposed.
The sale of any newspaper, periodical or other publication having
or seeking a regular circulation in said city shall not be affected
by anything in this chapter.