Every person convicted of a traffic infraction for a violation
of any provision of this chapter which is not a violation of any provision
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York shall, for
a first conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than
$150 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment. For a second such conviction within 18 months
thereafter, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than
$300 or by imprisonment for not more than 45 days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment. Upon a third or subsequent conviction within
18 months after the first conviction, such person shall be punished
by a fine of not more than $450 or by imprisonment for not more than
90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
If any article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause
or provision of this chapter shall be adjudged by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such adjudication shall not affect, impair
or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation
to the article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or
provision thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such
judgment shall have been rendered.
All prior ordinances, regulations and rules, or parts thereof,
of this Town regulating traffic and parking are hereby repealed, except
that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment
of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance,
regulation or rule hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of this
chapter.