[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Elmira
Heights: Art. I, 8-17-1978; Art. II, 10-18-1984
by L.L. No. 6-1984 as Sec. 2.7 of the 1984 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parks and recreation — See Ch. 163.
Skateboards — See Ch. 186.
[Adopted 8-17-1978]
The Chief of Police or other police officer in charge of the Village
Police Department shall accept and keep custody of found property and found
instruments.
Such custodian shall maintain full records of receipt of each found
item, notices given and disposition of the item as required by Article 7-B
of the Personal Property Law.
On or about June 1 of each year, such custodian shall cause a notice
to be published once in the official village newspaper that all found property,
except perishable property, having more than salvage value and having been
kept in custody for the time provided in said Article 7-B of the Personal
Property Law and all required notices given will be sold at public auction
to be held no less than 10 nor more than 15 days after the notice is published.
The proceeds from the sale of property covered under Article 7-B of
the Personal Property Law shall be paid into the village treasury, and all
lawful expenses incurred under the provisions of said Article 7-B of the Personal
Property Law and of this Article shall be a village charge.
[Adopted 10-18-1984 by L.L.No. 6-1984 as Sec.
2.7 of the 1984 Code]
It shall be unlawful for any person to trim, cut, destroy, break, mutilate
or injure any fence, tree, shrubbery or plants upon any of the streets, parks
and public places in the Village without first obtaining the consent of the
Director of Public Works or the Board of Trustees.
