[Ord. No. 66614, 6-14-1966]
A. 
Whenever in this Code or any other ordinance of the City of Willard any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or in the doing of any act as required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, where no specific penalty is provided therefore, the violation of any such provision of this Code or other ordinance of the City of Willard shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in jail for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such 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. 
Every day any violation of this Code or any other ordinance of this City of Willard shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
E. 
Whenever any act is prohibited by this Code, by an amendment thereof, or by any rule or regulation adopted thereunder, such prohibition shall extend to and include the causing, securing, aiding or abetting of another person to do said act. Whenever any act is prohibited by this Code, an attempt to do the act is likewise prohibited.