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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1241 PAGE FIVE 3) In the event any publication vending machine installed pursuant to this chapter is not serviced with the publication it is designed to disseminate for a period of five (5) days, it shall be deemed abandoned and summarily abated. Thereafter, the custodian shall be notified by certified mail and given thirty (30) days to pay the expenses of removal and storage. If he failes to pay these expenses within thirty (30) days of the date notification is sent the machine shall be processed as unclaimed property and disposed of pursuant to the provisions of law. For purposes of this section, "is not serviced" shall mean that no issue is in the machine for a period of five (5) days or longer; or an'issue that has been followed by a more recent issue, remains in the rack for a period of five (5) days or longer. 4) The director of public works.shall notify the custodian of such publication vending machine of such removal and storage as soon thereafter as practicable, but in any event no later than four (4) days thereafter. Sec. 10-231. Identification Required Within thirty days after this ordinance becomes effective, every person or custodian who places or maintains a publication vending machine on a public sidewalk or parkway in the city shall have his name, address and telephone number affixed thereto in a place where such information may be easily seen. If the person or custodian is a corporation, then the name, address, and telephone number of the distributor, o~ an individual who can tell us the name of the distributor, must be affixed in a place where such information can be easily seen. Sec. 10-232. Indemnification Every person or custodian who places or maintains a publication vending machine on a public sidewalk or parkway in the city shall file a written statement with the clerk of the council staisfactory to the city attorney, whereby he agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the city, its officers, directors or employees from any loss or liability or damages, including expenses and costs, for bodily or personal injury and for property damage sustained by any person as a result of the location, installation, use, maintenance, removal or storage of such a machine within the city. Sec. 10-233. Removal of Publication Vendin9 Machines 1) Within thirty (30) days after this ordinance becomes effective if any publication vending machine is not properly identified as to the owner or custodian thereof, a copy of Section 10-231 (the identification requirement) shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the publisher of the publication sold in the machine, and a copy of said section will be posted on said machine. 2) If any publication vending machine is properly identified but in the opinion of the director of public works