[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Chatham 6-12-1978 by Ord. No. 5-78 (Ch. 94 of the 1975 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall detain or fail to return any book, periodical, pamphlet, artistic reproduction, phonograph recording, audio-visual material or any other article borrowed from the Library of the Chathams after 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 to the library.
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 the Library of the Chathams.
No person shall register or furnish a false name or address or use without the owner's permission any card other than the one issued to said person for the purpose of borrowing any book, periodical, pamphlet, phonograph recording, audio-visual material or other article from the Library of the Chathams.
A. 
The Board of Trustees of the Library of the Chathams shall adopt and post in a conspicuous place in the library reasonable rules, regulations and procedures governing the borrowing of books, periodicals, pamphlets or any other item or article which may be available to the public for such borrowing.
B. 
No person shall remove any book, periodical, pamphlet, artistic reproduction, phonograph recording, audio-visual material or any other item or article from the Library of the Chathams unless such person shall first have complied with said rules, regulations and procedures.
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Director of the Library of the Chathams or such other person as may, from time to time, be designated by the Board of Trustees of the Library of the Chathams.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, § 1-14, for each offense or, in the case of a violation of § 169-2 or 169-3 of this chapter, for each article detained or damaged. Continued failure to return any such article detained or to pay the Library of the Chathams the replacement cost thereof or of any article damaged, for a period of 30 days after conviction of a violation of § 169-2 or 169-3 of this chapter, shall constitute a separate offense under this chapter.