§ 17. [Violation of Charter, penalties.]


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  • All offenses in this Charter declared to be misdemeanors shall be punishable by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days or both in the discretion of the court, and the court may provide in any case that in event the fine shall not be paid, the offender shall be imprisoned until the payment thereof, provided that no person shall be imprisoned for a single violation for a longer period than ninety (90) days.