No person shall put or place or cause to be put or placed in any street, lane, alley or other public place in the Town any house dirt, ashes, filth, shells or other kind of rubbish.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Palmer 9-26-1887 STM by Art. 4 (Ch. 127, Art. I, of the 2007 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall behave himself in a rude and disorderly manner or use any indecent or profane language in any street, lane, alley or other public place in the Town.
No person shall swim or bathe in any pond, stream or river in the Town destitute of clothing so as to be indecently exposed to the view of any person lawfully passing or being in or upon any street, lane, alley, common, square, railroad or other public place within the Town.
[Amended 7-11-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-12]
Three or more persons shall not stand together or near each other in any street or on any footwalk or sidewalk in the Town so as to obstruct free passage for foot passengers; and any person or persons so standing shall move on immediately after a request so to do is made by either the Town Manager or any constable, police officer.
[Amended 7-11-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-12]
No person shall be or remain upon the steps of or other projection from any church, hotel, hall or other public building nor in any hall space or way leading thereto so as to incommodate or obstruct the passage to or from such church, hall, hotel or building. Every person so being or remaining shall immediately depart therefrom when ordered to do so by either the Town Manager or any constable, police officer, owner, agent or other person having charge of said church, hotel, hall or other public building.
A.
Criminal complaint. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter may be penalized by indictment or on complaint brought in the District Court. Except as may otherwise be provided by law, and as the District Court may see fit to impose, the maximum penalty for any violation of these provisions shall be $300 for each offense. Each day on which a violation exists shall be deemed to be a separate offense; or
B.
Noncriminal disposition. Whoever violates any provision of this chapter may be penalized by noncriminal disposition as provided in MGL c. 40, § 21D and may be punished by a noncriminal fine of $25 for the first offense, $35 for the second offense, and $50 for the third and subsequent offenses. Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 7-11-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-12]
No person shall be prosecuted for an offense against any of the provisions of this chapter unless complaint for the same shall be instituted or commenced within six months from the time of committing such offense.
[Amended 7-11-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-12]
The Town Manager, any constable and all police officers are especially charged to see that the provisions of this chapter are enforced.