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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-644a ;.. ORDINANCE NO. 644 AN ORDINANCE MAKING ALL MISDEMEANORS, VIOLATIONS, AND UNCLASSIFIED OFFENSES CRIMES AGAINST THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA BE IT OM)A= BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Any person or corporation com-d-tting an offense within the corporate limits of the City of Fairhope, Alabama, or within the police jur- isdiction thereof, which is declared by a law or laws of the State of Alabama now existing or hereafter enacted to be a misdemeanor, shall be guilty of an offense against the City of Fairhope, Alabama. Section 2. Any person or corporation committing an offense within the corporate limits of the City of Fairhope, Alabama, or within the police jur- isdiction thereof, which is declared by a law or laws of the State of Alabama now existing or hereafter enacted to be a violation, shall be guilty of an offense against the City of Fairhope, Alabama.. Section 3. Any person or corporation committing within the corporate limits of City of Fairhope, Alabama, or within the police jurisdiction thereof, an offense as defined by Section 13A-1-2 of the Alabama Criminal Code, which offense is not declared by a law or laws of the State of Alabama now existing or hereafter enacted to be a felony, misdemeanor or violation, shall be guilty of an offense against the City of Fairhope, Alabama. Section 4. Any person found to be in violation of Sections One (1), Two ( or ree (3) of this Ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than One Dollar ($1.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and/or may be imprisoned or sentenced to hard labor for the City for a period not exceeding six (6) months, at the discretion of the Court trying the.case. Any corporation found to be in violation of Sections One (1), Two (2) or Three (3) of this Ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than One Dollar ($1.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), at the discretion of the Court trying the case. Section 5. All Ordinances heretofore adopted by the City Council of the City of Fairhope, Alabama, which declared all State misdemeanors to be nnnici- pal offenses are hereby expressly repealed. Section 6. If any part, section or subdivision of this Ordinance shall be held unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such holding shall not be construed to invalidate or impair the remainder of this Ordinance, which shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding such holding. Section 7. This Ordinance shall become effective 1 January 1980.