(a) No person shall paint, print, paste, stencil or otherwise mark, place upon or affix to a vehicle, building, fence, wall or tree, without the consent of the owner thereof, a word, letter, character, figure, sentence or device, or a handbill or notice.
(b) No person shall tack, paste or in any other manner place or affix any sign or signboard on any telephone, telegraph or electric light pole, tree or public building or any other public property, except with permission of the City Manager.
(c) This section does not apply to the posting of a handbill or notice required by law to be posted.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.