[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
West Reading 4-15-1969 by Ord.
No. 559 (Ch. XIII, Part 1, of the 1993 Code of Ordinances).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person, partnership, firm or corporation shall distribute
any handbill or other advertising matter whatever in the Borough of
West Reading by casting or scattering the same upon any of the streets,
sidewalks, alleys or public places in the Borough. Provided, nothing
herein shall prevent any person from handing any noncommercial literature
or other printed matter upon any of the streets, sidewalks or alleys
in the Borough, to any person willing to receive the same.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon being found liable therefor, pay a fine of not more than
$600, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by
the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. If the penalty is not
paid, the Borough shall initiate a civil action for collection in
accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day
a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense, and each section
of this chapter that is violated shall also constitute a separate
offense. In addition to or in lieu of enforcement under this section,
the Borough may enforce this chapter in equity in the Court of Common
Pleas of Berks County.
