(a)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to fasten, tack, nail, tie, glue,
paste or maintain any placard, poster, banner or any other material
anywhere on the streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, signal light posts
or bases, streetlight posts or bases, telephone posts or electric
posts in the city or to cause the same to be done.
(b)
This
section shall not apply to any officer of the city, the state, or
the United States who may place upon such objects, by tying with strings
or ties, any posters or placards in the interest of public health
and safety.
(1978 Code, sec. 3-1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to paint or write pictures,
characters, signs or advertisements or use any other paint or material
of any kind upon any of the sidewalks, streets, curbs or pavements
of the city or upon any ornamental balustrade, fountain, stairway
or other improvements belonging to the city; and it shall also be
unlawful to paint or to write in any manner thereon, or to carve thereon,
or in any way to mutilate, deface or destroy the same.
(1978 Code, sec. 3-2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to build, construct, fasten,
tie or maintain any banners, streamers or other similar materials
anywhere in the city in such a manner that the same shall be above,
over and across any public street within the city; provided, the provisions
of this section shall not apply to charitable organizations or any
person engaged in promoting a nonprofit civic enterprise who has secured
approval from the city and has furnished a bond indemnifying the city
for any personal injury or property damage which might result from
the building, constructing, fastening, tying, disconnecting or maintaining
any such banners, streamers or other similar material above, over
or across any public street within the city. Upon presenting to the
chief of police evidence of approval by the city and evidence of securing
the bond as required above, the chief of police shall issue a permit
to such charitable organization or any person engaged in promoting
a nonprofit civic enterprise to engage in the activities otherwise
herein prohibited.
(1978 Code, sec. 3-3)
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, erect or permit
to remain any standing sign, bulletin board or advertisement of any
kind upon any of the sidewalks of the city, or to place, erect or
permit to remain any swinging sign or sign attached to any building,
which sign is less than nine (9) feet above the sidewalk.
(1978 Code, sec. 3-4)
It shall be unlawful for any person to circulate or distribute
upon any of the public streets, alleys, sidewalks or public grounds
of the city, or to scatter about, or to place in or upon any vehicle
standing upon any public street, alley, sidewalk or public grounds
of the city, any dodgers, handbills or circulars.
(1978 Code, sec. 3-5)
It shall be unlawful for any person to post, paint or have posted
or painted or to display or distribute any bill, sign, bulletin, card
or banner, containing pictures or illustrations or any other matter
of an obscene character, as defined by state law, at any point in
the city where the same may be seen by persons traversing any alley,
street or public place.
(1978 Code, sec. 3-6)
