[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Perth Amboy
6-20-78 as Ord. No. 186-78. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
No person shall detain or fail to return any book, periodical,
pamphlet, artistic reproduction, phonograph recording, audiovisual
material or any other article borrowed from the Free Public Library
of the City of Perth Amboy after thirty (30) days have elapsed from
the date of posting by certified mail, return receipt requested, of
a notice demanding return thereof, addressed to said person at the
last address furnished.
No person shall cut, tear, deface, disfigure, damage or destroy
any book, periodical, pamphlet, artistic reproduction, phonograph
recording, audio-visual material or other article, or any part thereof,
which is borrowed from, owned by or is in the custody of such library.
The Library Board shall adopt and post in a conspicuous place
in the Free Public Library building rules, regulations and procedures
governing the borrowing of books, periodicals, pamphlets or any other
item or article which may be available for such borrowing to the public.
No person shall remove any book, periodical, pamphlet, artistic
reproduction, phonograph recording, audio-visual material or any other
item or article from the Free Public Library building without complying
with the rules, regulations and procedures of the Library for borrowing
such items or articles.
The Library Director is authorized to file a complaint in the
Municipal Court under the following conditions:
A.Â
A certified letter, return receipt requested, shall be sent by the
Library Administration after six (6) weeks, informing the person that
the book or material is overdue and that he is subject to prosecution
pursuant to this chapter.
B.Â
In the case of a minor, the letter shall be sent to the parents of
the minor involved.
C.Â
The book, material or article shall be overdue for at least two (2)
months.
Any person who violates or refuses to comply with the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine
not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) or twice the cost of the book, whichever
is greater, and a penalty of not more than one hundred dollars ($100)
for the second and each succeeding offense.
