Opinion ID: 1494037
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 41

Heading: Ordinances

Text: An Ordinance to regulate the distribution of newspapers, papers, periodicals, books, magazines, circulars, cards and pamphlets. The Board of Commissioners of the Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City do ordain: 1. No person shall distribute or cause to be distributed or strewn about any street or public place any newspapers, paper, periodical, book, magazine, circular, card or pamphlet. 2. No person shall distribute or cause to be distributed to the occupants of any house, place or cause to be placed into any areaway, in front of, or along the side of any house, or upon the doorstep thereof any newspaper, paper, periodical, book, magazine, circular, card or pamphlet, unless the same has been previously ordered by the person in actual occupation of the house, in the areaway of which, in front of which, or along the side or doorstep of which said newspaper, paper, periodical, book, magazine, circular, card or pamphlet shall be distributed or placed. 3. Any person violating or causing to be violated, or consenting to, or permitting the violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable or subject to a fine of not exceeding Ten ($10.00) Dollars, or imprisonment for a period of not exceeding ten (10) days in the city prison or the county jail, in accordance with the statutes in such cases made and provided, or both, for the first offense, and a fine of Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars or imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both, for each and every subsequent offense. 4. Any complaint regarding the violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be cognizable before the Police Courts of this City. 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately. Michael I. Fagen, Wm. B. Quinn, John Saul, A. Harry Moore, Frank Hague, Commissioners. Passed: January 22, 1924. Edward J. Holland, City Clerk. An Ordinance to preserve public peace and good order, and to prevent riots, disturbances and disorderly assemblage. The Board of Commissioners of Jersey City Do Ordain: 1. From and after the passage of this ordinance, no public parades or public assembly in or upon the public streets, highways, public parks or public buildings of Jersey City shall take place or be conducted until a permit shall be obtained from the Director of Public Safety. 2. The Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized and empowered to grant permits for parades and public assembly, upon application made to him at least three days prior to the proposed parade or public assembly. 3. The Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to refuse to issue said permit when, after investigation of all of the facts and circumstances pertinent to said application, he believes it to be proper to refuse the issuance thereof; provided, however, that said permit shall only be refused for the purpose of preventing riots, disturbances or disorderly assemblage. 4. Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction before a police magistrate of the City of Jersey City be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or imprisonment in the Hudson County jail for a period not exceeding ninety days or both. 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its final passage. Introduced April 1st, 1930 Adopted April 15th, 1930 John Beggans Michael I. Fagen Arthur Potterton William B. Quinn Frank Hague Commissioners Dated, City Clerk's Office Jersey City, April 21st, 1930 Edward J. Holland, City Clerk.