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City of Yonkers, NY
Westchester County
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[Adopted 6-22-1920 by G.O. No. 3-1920]
Permission is hereby given for the placing of temporary stands or booths, to be approved as to size and design by the Commissioner of Public Works, for the sale of newspapers, periodicals and refreshments (spirituous and malt liquors excepted) within the parks and other public places of the City of Yonkers at such locations as may be designated by the Commissioner of Public Works.
The City Clerk is hereby authorized to issue to the highest bidders permits for the placing of such stands for the sale of newspapers, periodicals and refreshments within the area specified in this article. Not more than one stand or booth shall be erected, used or maintained under each separate permit. Such permits shall not be transferable.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
No person shall throw, cast or lay or direct, suffer or permit any servant, agent, employee or person in his or her charge to throw, cast or lay any ashes, offal, vegetables, garbage, dross, cinders, shells, straw, shavings, paper, dirt, filth or rubbish of any kind whatsoever in any park or public place.
No person shall exhibit, sell or offer for sale anything whatsoever or perform any personal service for hire in any park or public place except under a permit from the City Clerk, or otherwise than in accordance with the terms of such permit; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to public hack stands.
No person shall post any bill, placard, notice or other paper upon any structure, tree, rock, article or thing within any park or public place or paint or fix thereon in any way any advertisement, notice or exhortation, except under permit and in strict conformity therewith. No person shall distribute, hand out or cast about any card, circular, pamphlet or printed matter within any park or upon any public place.
The City Clerk shall, upon the issuing of each permit, collect the sum bid for such permit.
All permits issued pursuant to this article shall be revocable for good cause shown after notice to the permittee and an opportunity for the permittee to be heard. Permits issued by the City Clerk may be revoked by the City Clerk. Permits issued by the Commissioner of Public Works may be revoked by the Commissioner of Public Works.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
The form of permit shall be as follows:
Permission is Hereby Given to
(Name)
(No. and Street)
_______________________ residing at _________________________________, Yonkers, New York, to maintain a stand or booth for the sale of newspapers, periodicals and refreshments (spirituous and malt liquor excepted) in or upon (Name of Park or Place) at such location therein or thereon as shall be designated by the Commissioner of Public Works of the City of Yonkers.
The holder of this permit to pay to the City Clerk of Yonkers the sum of ____________________ dollars, payable in advance.
This permit is issued for but one stand or booth, is not transferable and is subject to all the ordinances of the City of Yonkers and the rules, orders and regulations of the Department of Public Works and the Police Department and the several bureaus thereof and is revocable at the pleasure of the Mayor, it being understood that upon any revocation a proportionate part of the aforesaid permit fee shall be repaid to the licensee.
Dated, Yonkers, New York
CITY OF YONKERS
(Signed)
By
City Clerk
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.