[Adopted 12-1-1969 as Secs. 1-9 through 1-12 of
the 1969 Code of Ordinances; amended in its entirety 4-21-1997
by L.L. No. 1-1997]
All penalties prescribed in this Code shall be sued for and recovered
by the Board of Trustees by and in the name of the "Village of Owego"; and
all penalties and forfeitures under this Code are to and for the benefit of
said village.
In all cases where the same offense may be made punishable or shall
be created by different clauses or sections of the laws of the village, the
prosecuting officer may elect under which to proceed; but not more than one
recovery shall be had against the same person for the same offense.
Obedience to the provisions hereinafter set forth may be enforced by
criminal information for the penalties herein prescribed as well as by prosecution
of the offender or by civil action for a penalty or by civil remedy at law
or equity by way of injunction or otherwise to abate or prevent a violation
of the provisions of this Code. Neither a judgment in nor the pendency of
a criminal prosecution for an alleged violation of the provisions of this
Code nor a judgment in or the pendency of a civil action at law or in equity
shall be a bar to the other form of proceeding. The imposition of a penalty
for a violation of this Code shall not excuse the violation or permit it to
continue, and the remedies herein provided for penalties and civil action
to enjoin or abate a violation shall be cumulative.
The provisions of this Code and of all ordinances and resolutions enacted
by the Board of Trustees may be enforced by the Village Police Department.
