No person shall dig, remove or carry away any
earth, stone, soil, sand, gravel, shade or ornamental tree or any
other matter or thing whatsoever in, from, out of or away from any
public place.
No person shall remove, carry away, disturb
or in any way tamper with any barrier, lamp, public notice, traffic
sign, warning, signal, or any part thereof, or anything whatsoever
appurtenant to or connected therewith in, under or upon any public
place.
[Added 11-30-1981 by L.L. No. 22-1981]
A. Any person committing an offense against any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation
pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable by
a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding
15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of
an offense against the provisions of this article shall constitute,
for each day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense
hereunder.
B. In addition or as an alternative to the above-provided
penalties, the Board of Trustees may also maintain an action or proceeding
in the name of the Village in a court of competent jurisdiction to
compel compliance with or to restrain by injunction the violation
of this article.