Metuchen Chapter 127. Peace and Good Order
[HISTORY:
Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Metuchen 9-26-1966as Sections 17-1, 17-2 and
17-5 and 17-12 of the 1966 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL
REFERENCES
Advertising materials — See Ch. 48.
§ 127-1. Advertising on public highways.
No person shall place, nail or attach in any manner any
advertising or notice on any tree, post fence, building or stone located on a
public highway.
§ 127-2. Throwing objects intentionally.
No person shall intentionally break a streetlamp or an electric
light within the borough, or throw stones or sticks, glass or broken glass,
metal or any hard, dangerous or offensive substance into any street, byway or
public place, or at any car, vehicle, house, building, fence or person within
the borough.
§ 127-3. Interference and compliance with
police officers.
[Amended 6-1-1970 by
Ord. No. 70-18]
No person shall resist, obstruct or interfere, by force or
otherwise, with a borough police officer in the discharge of his or her duty,
nor shall any person disobey the lawful orders or instructions of any such
officer in the performance of his or her duty.[1]
[1] Editor's Note: Former §§ 17-6
through 17-11, dealing with horseback riding, sleds and strikes and lockouts,
which immediately followed this section, were deleted at time of adoption of
Code; see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. 2.
§ 127-4. Violations and penalties.
[Amended 10-16-1978 by Ord. No. 78-26]
Any person
violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished in accordance
with the general penalty provision as set forth in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article 1.
[1] Editor's Note: See also N.J.S.A. 2C:1
et seq.
