Arizona republican., 1906-07-14
Attest:
 FRANK THOM.
ORDINANCE NO. 3s6. An Ordinance to Regulate the Placing of Signs. on the Streets and Alleys
 of the City of Phoenix.
City Recorder.

The Common Council of the City of Phoenix do ordain as follows:
 Section l. No person, firm, or cor poratiOn, shall place. on, over or across any sidewalk, street. alley, or any pub lie place, within the city limits, any advertising matter or signs of any kind or description. except as hereinafter permitted
 Section ?. All advertising signs hereafter placed shall be of an incom- bustible material, and may be attached parallel to any building, provided they do not extend over the sidewalk more than four (4) inches from, the build ing; parallel with and on street side of porch post, cloth or other material may be used for signs. but shall not be less than eight (S) feet above side walk, nor be higher than bottom of porch roof or floor.
 Roller or drop curtains may be used on porch post, but must have no signs thereon of any description, less than eight (S) feet above sidewalk. Signs on porch post shall not exceed fifteen C15) feet in height above sidewalk. Metal signs, not more tHan. three-(3) feet in height may be placed on roof of porch parallel with street or alley. Section 3. All awnings hereafter
  above sidewalk The roof and face of awnings parallel with street may be used for signs, but not on ends nor in 1 side of awnings.
 Section 4. It shall be unlawful for 1 any person, firm, or corporation to ! place any awning or sign, excepting cloth signs, that weighs more than ! twenty five (25) pounds, on any build | ing, porch, or porch post, without first l having obtained a permit from the Building Inspector, for which 2 fee of one dollar shall be charged to cover the | expense of inspection; all such avn | ings and signs shall be properly fas- | tened and braced against wind under the direction and approval of the i Building Inspector.
 Section 5. No sign or advertising matter of any kind shall be placed at 1 block corners inside of street intersec- | tions, or at alley and street intersec- tions, and must not extend beyond the continuation of property lines. Section 6. All signs or advertising matter now maintained across any | sidewalk, street or alley in the City of Phoenix, inqconfiict with the provi- | sions of this ordinance, are now and | hereby declared to be Instructions and nuisances, and it shall be the duty of ! maintaining or having any sign or ad- vertising matter across any sidewalk, street or alley, in violation of this or ! dinance, to remove the same within ! thirty days after being notified to do so by the City Marshal or Common Council, and any person, firm or cor poration failing to remove any such l sign or advertising matter within said time after said notice, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished accordingly, and it shall be the duty of the City Marshal to give said thirty | days notice immediately. Section '. It shall be the duty of the | City Marshal to arrest any person or persons violating this ordinance, forth with.
 Section 8. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be | deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined | in a sum of not less than five dollars ! ($5.0O) nor more than one hundred l ($1O0) dollars or be imprisoned in the | city jail for any time not less than five days nor more than one hundred days, or be punished by both such fine and 1 Imprisonment, and every day during which any violation of this ordinance continues shall be considered as con- stituting a new offense and shall be punished as in this section provided. Section g. All ordinances or parts of | ordinances in conflict with the provi- siOns of this ordinance are hereby re- pealed.
 Section To- This ordinance shall take | effect and be in force from and after 1 it's passage and publication as required | by law.
 Passed by the Common Council of the City of Phoenix, this End day of July. 1906.
 Approved this second day of July, 1906.
 L. w. COGGINS. | Attest: Mayor.
 c. w. BARNETT,
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