[Adopted 2-5-1974 as §§ 1-8, 1-9 and 1-10 of Chapter 1 of
the 1974 Code]
A.
Whenever in this Code or in any law or resolution
of the Village any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be
unlawful or an offense, or whenever in such Code or law or resolution
the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared
to be unlawful, where no specific fine or penalty is provided therefor,
the violation of any provisions of this Code or any such resolution
shall be punished by a fine or penalty not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment
in the County Jail not exceeding 15 days; each day any violation of
any provision of this Code or of any such law or resolution shall
continue shall constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 1-18-1978 by L.L. No. 1-1978; 8-3-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999]
B.
In addition to the fine or penalty hereinabove provided,
any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of
the provisions of this Code or any such law or resolution shall be
deemed a public nuisance and may be abated, by the Village as provided
by law, and each day that such condition continues shall be regarded
as a new and separate offense.
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 as provided in § 1-16, 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 nor 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 actions to enjoin or abate a violation shall be cumulative.
