[Adopted 7-14-1930]
No person, firm or corporation conducting or
maintaining any place of business on or along Market Street, Division
Street, Guy Park Avenue and East Main Street in the City of Amsterdam,
New York, which places of business are within the areas hereinafter
set forth, shall keep, use, erect, construct or maintain any showcase,
display counter, sales rack or sign in or upon the sidewalks on or
along the respective streets, nor shall any property owners along
said streets permit any tenant or occupant of such property to use,
erect, construct, keep or maintain any such showcase, display counters,
sales racks or signs in or upon the sidewalks on and along said streets
hereafter set forth, which showcases, display counters, sales rack
or sign shall project over and upon the sidewalks on and along the
respective streets a greater distance than three feet from the face
of the building in front of which the showcase, display counter, sales
rack or sign is situated or located.
The provisions of this article shall apply to
the following areas or portions of the above-mentioned streets, viz:
Market Street, east and west side, from Guy Park Avenue to East Main
Street; Division Street, north and south sides, from Market Street
to Wall Street; Guy Park Avenue, from Market Street to Wall Street;
East Main Street, north and south sides, from Market Street to Schuyler
Street.
All showcases, display counters, sales racks
or signs now in or upon the sidewalks on or along the streets and
areas above set forth shall be immediately removed or made to comply
with the terms of this article.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not exceeding $10, and in default of payment
of such fine, the offender may be committed to the Montgomery County
Jail for a period not exceeding one day for each dollar of such fine
imposed. Each 24 hours such violation shall continue shall be deemed
to constitute a separate offense.
