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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-601ORDINANCE NO. 601 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF FAIRHOPE: SECTION 1 Any person, firm or corporation committing an offense within the corporate limits of the City of Fairhope, Ala- bama, or within the police jurisdiction thereof, which is declared by a law or laws of the State of Alabama now existing or hereafper enacted, to be a misdemeanor, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than One Dollar ($1.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). In addition thereto, any person so convicted, may be imprisoned or sentenced to hard labor for the City of Fair - hope, Alabama, for a period of not exceeding six months, at the discretion of the court trying the case. Provided, however, that no penalty shall consist of a fine or sentence of imprisonment exceeding the maximum fine and sentence established under State law for the commission of substan- tially similar offenses. SECTION 2 All ordinances or parts of ordinances which conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. The provisions of this ordinance are cumulative and shall not be construed to repeal or supercede any laws not inconsistent herewith. SECTION 3 If any part of the ordinance is declared invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration shall not affect. the parts which remain. SECTION 4 This ordinance shall become effective December 27, 1977, following its due adoption and publication. ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS THE DAY OF 1977. ATTEST: Carolyn Adams CITY CLERK MAYOR