[Ord. 499, 4/16/1969; as amended by Ord. 667, 1/14/1986]
No person or persons shall destroy or injure in any way whatsoever, or tamper with or deface any public property of the Borough of Myerstown or of any authority created by the Borough, within or without the Borough, or any grass, shrub, tree, walk, lamp, ornamental work, building, street light, fire hydrant, or gas or water stop box on or in any street, sidewalk, or public ground in the Borough. Provided: “defacement” shall include, but shall not be limited to, the making of graffiti or other markings upon any of the property above referred to or upon the surface of any street, alley, sidewalk, or curb in the Borough.
[Ord. 499, 4/16/1969]
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 Borough of Myerstown, made, placed, or set, or hereafter made, placed, or set, or caused to be done by the authorities of the Borough in any survey of or in any street, alley, or public ground in the Borough, to evidence the location, elevation, line, grade, corner, or angle of any public street, alley, sidewalk, curb, gutter, sewer, drain, or other public work, matter, or thing.
[Ord. 499, 4/16/1969; as amended by Ord. 667, 1/14/1986]
No person or persons shall willfully or maliciously destroy, remove, deface, obliterate, or cover up any warning lamp, flare, sign, or barricade erected by the authorities of the Borough of Myerstown or by any person doing work by permission of the authorities of the Borough on any street, alley, sidewalk, or bridge in the Borough or on any public ground of the Borough, within or without the Borough, as a warning of danger.
[Ord. 499, 4/16/1969]
This Part shall not apply to normal activities in connection with the construction, maintenance, and repair of streets, alleys, sidewalks, and public grounds and the structures and fixtures located thereon or therein upon permit form or by authority of the Borough.
[Ord. 499, 4/16/1969; as amended by Ord. 719, 6/11/1991; and by Ord. 818, 12/10/2013]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.