§ 1-8. Violations—General penalty; continuing offense.

Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the city an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or whenever in such Code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this Code or any such ordinance shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00); and in addition may be punishable by imprisonment or hard labor for the city, or a combination thereof, for a period not exceeding six (6) months, unless otherwise provided by section 7-1(3) of this Code. Each day's violation of this Code or of any ordinance shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. No. 9-6-83)

State law reference

Authority of city to enforce obedience to ordinances by fine not exceeding $200.00 and by imprisonment or hard labor not exceeding 6 months, or both, Code of Ala., Tit. 37, § 455; punishment for violation of statute to be same as provided in the statute, Tit. 37, § 595; women may not be sentenced to work on the streets, Tit. 37, § 463; however, in the case of Fondren v. Jasper, 39 Ala. App. 593, 105 So. (2d) 735, the holding was that this section did not prevent a woman from being sentenced to hard labor.

Cross reference

Penalty for violating state law, §§ 7-1, 14-1(b); penalty for violating city ordinances, § 7-2.