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Borough of Wharton, NJ General Provisions
§ 1-1 Penalty.
§ 1-2 Separate violation.
§ 1-3 Applicability.
§ 1-4 Code adopted.
§ 1-12 Altering or tampering with Code; violations and penalties.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Wharton as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I: General Penalty
[Sec. 4-14 of the Revised General Ordinances]
[Amended 5-4-2009 by Ord. No. O-04-09]
For violation of this article or any other ordinance of the Borough of Wharton, where no specific penalty is provided regarding the section or sections violated, the minimum penalty shall be a fine of $100 and the maximum penalty shall be one or more of the following: a fine not exceeding $2,000; imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.
Except as otherwise provided, every day that a violation of any ordinance shall continue shall be deemed a separate violation.
The maximum penalty stated in the general penalty clause of this article is not intended to state an appropriate penalty for every violation. Any lesser penalty, including a nominal penalty or no penalty at all, may be appropriate for a particular case or a particular violation.
[Adopted 5-4-2009 by Ord. No. O-04-09]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-4, the ordinances of the Borough of Wharton of a general and permanent nature adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Wharton, as revised, codified and consolidated into chapters and sections by General Code, and consisting of Parts I and II, Chapters 1 through 330, together with an Appendix, are hereby approved, adopted, ordained and enacted as the "Code of the Borough of Wharton," hereinafter known and referred to as the "Code."
A copy of the Code in loose-leaf form has been filed in the office of the Borough Clerk and shall remain there for use and examination by the public until final action is taken on this ordinance; and, if this ordinance shall be adopted, such copy shall be certified to by the Clerk of the Borough of Wharton by impressing thereon the Seal of the Borough, as provided by law, and such certified copy shall remain on file in the office of the Clerk of the Borough, to be made available to persons desiring to examine the same during all times while said Code is in effect.
Any and all additions, amendments or supplements to the Code, when passed and adopted in such form as to indicate the intent of the governing body to make them a part thereof, shall be deemed to be incorporated into such Code so that reference to the "Code of the Borough of Wharton" shall be understood and intended to include such additions and amendments. Whenever such additions, amendments or supplements to the Code shall be adopted, they shall thereafter be printed and, as provided hereunder, inserted in the loose-leaf book containing said Code as amendments and supplements thereto.
The Clerk of the Borough of Wharton, pursuant to law, shall cause this Adopting Ordinance to be published, in the manner required, in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough. Sufficient copies of the Code shall be maintained in the office of the Clerk for inspection by the public at all times during regular office hours. The enactment and publication of this Adopting Ordinance, coupled with availability of copies of the Code for inspection by the public, shall be deemed, held and considered to be due and legal publication of all provisions of the Code for all purposes.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to improperly change or amend, by additions or deletions, any part or portion of the Code or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the Borough of Wharton to be misrepresented thereby. Anyone violating this section or any part of this ordinance shall be subject, upon conviction, to one or more of the following: a fine of not more than $2,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, in the discretion of the Judge imposing the same.
Any ordinance adopted subsequent to June 23, 2008.
Statutory references. Throughout the Code, statutory references have been updated to reflect the current statute (references to repealed statutes have been updated or removed, as applicable) and have been cited consistently using "N.J.S.A."
Nomenclature changes. The following nomenclature changes have been made throughout the Code:
"State Department of Health" is changed to "State Department of Health and Senior Services."
"Department of Environmental Protection and Energy" is changed to Department of Environmental Protection.
Throughout Chapter 231, Property Maintenance, references to "Code Official," where referring to a specific officer, have been changed to read "Housing Officer."
The following original sections of the Revised General Ordinances were deleted during codification:
Section 2-6, Local Assistance Board (no longer exists).
Sections 2-12, Planning Board, and 2-13, Zoning Board of Adjustment (provisions are covered in Chapter 165, Land Use and Development).
Section 2-15, Drug Abuse Council (no longer exists).
Section 2-17, Joint Purchasing Agreement.
Section 4-4.1, Removal of Grass, Weeds, Brush, etc.
Section 4-5, Unsolicited Commercial or Business Literature.
Section 4-8, Regulation of Bicycles.
Section 4-13, Fire Department (impersonating, damaging, interfering).
Sections 6-6, Dogs, and 6-7, Cats (provisions are covered in Chapter 343).
Editor's Note: In accordance with § 1-17E, the chapters, parts and sections which were added, amended, adopted or deleted by this ordinance are indicated throughout the Code by a footnote referring to Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II. During routine supplementation, footnotes indicating amendments, additions or deletions will be replaced with the following history: "Amended (added, deleted) 5-4-2009 by Ord. No. O-04-09." Schedule A, which contains a complete description of all changes, is on file in the Borough offices.