[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Mount Joy as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 6-8-1970 by Ord. No. 328 (Ch. 6, Part 3, of the
1992 Code of Ordinances)]
A.Â
Unlawful
to tamper with public property. No person or persons shall destroy
or injure, in any way whatsoever, or tamper with or deface any public
property of the Borough of Mount Joy or any grass, walk, lamp, ornamental
work, building, streetlight, fire hydrant, or water or gas stop box
on or in any of the streets, alleys, sidewalks or public grounds in
the Borough of Mount Joy.
B.Â
Unlawful
to tamper with stakes, posts or monuments. No person or persons shall
in any manner interfere with or meddle with or pull, drive, change,
alter or destroy any stake, post, monument or other evidence of any
elevation, grade, line, location, corner or angle in the Borough of
Mount Joy made, placed or set, or hereafter made, placed or set or
caused to be done by the authorities of the Borough in any survey
of or in any street, alley or public ground in the Borough, to evidence
the location, elevation, line, grade, corner or angle of any public
street, alley, sidewalk, curb, gutter, drain or other public work,
matter or thing.
C.Â
Unlawful
to tamper with warning lamps, signs or barricades. No person or persons
shall willfully or maliciously destroy or remove or deface or obliterate
or cover up any lamp, warning sign or barricade erected by the authorities
of the Borough or by any person, firm or corporation doing work by
permission of the authorities of the Borough on any of the streets,
alleys, sidewalks, bridges or public grounds in the Borough as a warning
of danger.
D.Â
Unlawful
to take material from street, alley or public ground. No person or
persons shall take any earth, stone or other material from any of
the streets, alleys or public grounds in the Borough of Mount Joy.
This article shall not apply to normal activities in connection
with the construction, maintenance and repair of streets, alleys,
sidewalks and public grounds and the structures and fixtures located
thereon or incidental results of work done thereon or therein upon
permit from or by authority of the Borough.
[Amended 9-14-1992 by Ord. No. 497]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding
$600 and costs and, in default of payment thereof, shall be subject
to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.
