Coquitlam Jn 251073

Chamber of
Commerce

Mayor L. B, Scott and Council,
City of Port Coquitian,

2272 HeAllister Avenue,

Port Coquitlam, 8.C,

Dear Sirs,

She following resolution was passed at the executive meeting of
the Chamber on June 13, 1973, and we trust you will take due note of

its

WHEREAS: the placing of advertising leaflets on automobiles tends
to croate a considerable amount of pollution;

AND WHEREAS: most people object to this form of advertising because

they do nos appreciate strangers placing foreign objecte on their
personal property without permission first being given:

AND AMEREAS: the owners of auch automobiles are left with the task

of disposing of such leaflets by throwing them on the ground or find=

ing some other method of disposal;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that this Chamber request the Mayora and
oquitiam, Port Meody and Port Coquitlam, to pass a by~
law to ceke it illegal to place ony advertising leaflets, pamphlets
or other advertising material on automobilea other than advertising
placed on automobiles by the owners of such autonobiles whether or
not the automobiles are on public or private property.

Yours truly,

I. VU, Turnbull
Seoretary. -

P,0.Box 1124,
Coquitlam, 3.C,
17 June, 1973.

. A By-law to prohibit the placing of advertising Lasfleta on
automobiles.
The Municipal Council of The Corporstion of the City of Fort
Coquitlam, in open meeting assembled, enacts ss follows:
1. No person shall post, exhibit, or distribute placards, playbilis,
posters, advertising, writings, cr pictures by placing thes on or attaching

them to vehicles that are parked or stopped on or edjecent to a highvay or
public place.

2. Section 1 of this By~lsw does not apply where the placards, playbills,
posters, advertising, writings, or pictures have been placed upon 3 vehicle by
or at the request of the owner of the seid vehicle,

3. Every person who violates the provisions of this By~lav, or who
suffers or permits any act or thing to be done in violation of the provisions
of this By-law, or who neglects to do or refrains fron doing anything required
to be done by the provisions of this By-law, is guilty of an offence and upon
susmary conviction therefor, shail ba Liable to a fine and penalty not exceed
ing Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollere, or in “efault of payment thereof, or in

the alternative to imprisonment for @ pericd of tine not exceeding six (6)

wonths,

4, This By-law say be cited for a1 purposes as the “Leaflet Distyibution
Prohibition By-law, 1973, No. .