This bylaw shall take effect upon its approval by the Attorney
General and its publication and posting as required by MGL c. 40,
§ 32: provided, however, that any person acting as the keeper
of a shop for the purchase, sale or barter of junk, old metals or
secondhand articles on the effective date of this bylaw may continue
to so act unaffected by this bylaw for a period of six (6) months
following its effective date. Licenses with respect to such activities
shall be required after the expiration of said six-month period.
[Amended 5-20-2013 ATM by Art. 20]
Whoever violates this bylaw by acting as a keeper of a shop
for the purchase, sale or barter of junk, old metals or secondhand
articles without a license or a pawn shop, or in any other place or
manner than that described in his/her license or after notice to him/her
that his/her license had been revoked, or violates any rule, regulation
or restriction made by the Selectmen, shall be liable to the following
penalties: one hundred dollars ($100) for the first offense; two hundred
dollars ($200) for the second offense; and three hundred dollars ($300)
for the third and any subsequent offense. Each day that a violation
continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Added 5-21-2012 ATM by Art. 30]
A. Purpose. The purpose of this section of the bylaw is to promote the
maintenance of outdoor "drop boxes" located on or abutting public
ways and private ways open to use by the general public and sidewalks
abutting such ways in a safe and clean condition.
B. "Drop box" as used in this section shall mean any box, container
or device, including any such designed to collect, distribute, or
sell any item, which is located, on a temporary or permanent basis,
in or adjoining a public way or a private way open to use by the general
public, or in or adjoining a sidewalk abutting such a way.
C. Each drop box shall:
(1) Be properly maintained in a clean and neat condition and in reasonably
good repair at all times;
(2) Be emptied on a regular basis, at least monthly, to prevent overflow;
(3) Contain clear identification, and the telephone number, of the organization
responsible for maintenance of the drop box; and
(4) Clearly state thereon, for the benefit of prospective donors, the
use to which any donation will be made.
D. No person or entity other than those required by §§
150-1 and
150-2 of this article shall be required to secure or maintain a license for a drop box, but such boxes shall be subject to any drop box rules, regulations and restrictions, if any, as the Selectmen may adopt pursuant to §
150-2 of this article, and the penalties set forth in §
150-5 hereof shall apply to drop boxes.
[Added 5-20-2013 ATM by Art. 20]
The Board of Selectmen may license suitable persons to carry
on the business of pawnbrokers in the Town of Charlton, may condition,
deny, revise and revoke such licenses, all as provided by MGL c. 140,
§§ 70 to 85, and may make rules and regulations of
general application to carry out the purposes of this bylaw. Any such
rule or regulation shall take effect upon its being filed with the
Office of the Town Clerk. The Board of Selectmen may also impose conditions
and restrictions upon a particular license or licenses. The fee for
any such license shall be one hundred dollars ($100), or such higher
amount as the Board may establish by regulation if MGL c. 140, § 77,
is amended to so permit. Any such licensee, as required by said § 77,
shall at the time of receiving such license file with the Board of
Selectmen a bond to the Town in the sum of three hundred dollars ($300)
(or such higher, maximum, allowable amount if said § 77
is amended to require or allow for same), with two (2) sureties approved
by the Board or its designee, conditioned upon the faithful performance
by the licensee of the duties and obligations pertaining to the business
so licensed.
[Added 5-20-2013 ATM by Art. 20]
Any violation of this Chapter
150 or of any rule or regulation adopted hereunder may be enforced by the Chief of Police or by any police officer of the Town of Charlton by any means available, including without limitation under the provisions of MGL c. 40, § 21, or through the noncriminal disposition procedure under MGL c. 40, § 21D, and Chapter
10, Penalties, Article
I, of the Charlton General Bylaws. If any provision of this bylaw is held invalid by any court or other body of competent jurisdiction, such shall not affect the validity or application of the remainder of the article.