[R.O. 1997 § 100.140; Ord. No. 67 § 1, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 1564 § 1, 10-13-2008]
A.
Except as hereinafter provided, whenever
by any rule, regulation or order promulgated pursuant to such ordinances
of the City, any act is prohibited or is made or is declared to be
unlawful or an offense or misdemeanor, or whenever in such City ordinance,
rule, regulation or order, the doing of any act is required or the
failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, when no specific
penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such ordinance
of the City, or of any rule, regulation or order promulgated pursuant
to such City ordinances, shall be punished by a fine of not less than
five dollars ($5.00) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or
by both fine and imprisonment.
B.
Whenever any provision of the Revised Statutes
of Missouri or other Statute of the State limits the authority of
the City to punish the violation of any particular provision of these
ordinances or rules, regulations or orders promulgated pursuant thereto
to a fine of less amount than that provided in this Section or imprisonment
for a shorter term than that provided in this Section, the violation
of such particular provision of these ordinances or rules, regulations
or orders shall be punished by the imposition of not more than the
maximum fine or imprisonment so authorized, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
C.
Whenever any provision of the Revised Statutes
of Missouri or other Statute of the State establishes a penalty differing
from that provided by this Section, for an offense similar to any
offense established by these ordinances, rules, regulations or other
orders of the City, the violation of such City law, ordinance, rule,
regulation or order shall be punished by the fine or imprisonment
established for such similar offense by such State law.
D.
Each day any violation of these ordinances,
rules, regulations or order promulgated pursuant thereto, shall continue
shall constitute a separate offense, unless otherwise provided.
