[Ord. 98, 4/13/1976, § 1; as amended by Ord. 374,
1/10/1989; and by Ord. 820, 12/8/2003]
No person or persons shall destroy, injure in any way whatsoever,
tamper with or deface any public property of the Township of Ferguson,
within or without the Township, including but not limited to, any
grass, tree, shrubbery, walk, lamp, sign, ornamental work, building,
street light, gas or water stop box on or in any of the streets, sidewalks
or public grounds in the Township of Ferguson.
[Ord. 98, 4/13/1976, § 2; as amended by Ord. 820,
12/8/2003]
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 Township of Ferguson, made, placed or set,
or hereafter made, placed or set, or caused to be done by the authorities
of the Township in any survey of or in any street or public ground
in the Township, to evidence the location, elevation, line, grade,
corner or angle of any public street, sidewalk, curb, gutter, drain
or other public work, matter or thing.
[Ord. 98, 4/13/1976, § 3; as amended by Ord. 820,
12/8/2003]
No person or persons shall wilfully or maliciously destroy,
remove, deface, obliterate or cover up any lamp, warning sign or barricade
erected by the authorities of the Township or any person, firm or
corporation doing work by permission of the authorities of the Township
on any of the streets, sidewalks or bridges in the Township or on
any public grounds of the Township, within or without the Township,
as warning of danger.
[Ord. 98, 4/13/1976, § 4]
No person or persons shall take any earth, stone or other material
from any of the streets, or public grounds in the Township.
[Ord. 98, 4/13/1976, § 5]
This Part shall not apply to normal activities in connection
with the construction, maintenance and repair of streets, sidewalks
and public grounds and the structures and fixtures located thereon,
or therein, or to incidental results of work done thereon or therein
upon permit from or by authority of the Township.
[Ord. 98, 4/13/1976, § 6; as amended by Ord. 820,
12/8/2003]
Any person, firm, or corporation, who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in a proceeding commenced before
a district justice pursuant to the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal
Procedures, shall be sentenced to a fine of not more than $1,000 plus
costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, a term of
imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Provided: the fact that a violator
has been penalized, after hearing, as herein provided, shall not preclude
the Township or other injured party from taking proper legal action
to recover damages resulting from such violation.
