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ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND PERTAINING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS STATEMENT OF PURPOSES AND INTENT The Common Council of the City of South Bend realizes the need for consistency in its city ordinances and governing state law. Effective October 1, 1977, cities in the State of Indiana may not provide imprisonment for the violation of an.ordinance. Therefore, in the interest of assuring fair and equitable treat- ment for the violation of ordinances, the following amendment is hereby submitted. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Section 1 -23 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is hereby amended to read in its en- tirety as follows: SEC. 1 -23. General penalty; continuing violations. Whenever in this Code or in any other ordinance of the City or in any rule or regulation promulgated by any officer or agency thereof, under authority vested in him or it by law or ordinance, any act prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor or a doing of any act is required, or the failure to do any act is declared to be un- lawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, where no specific penalty is pro- vided therefor, the violation of any of such provisions of this Code, ordinance, rule, or regulation shall be punished by a fine not exceeding �Ph�ee- Htt�e��ee�- Be��a�s- X399 -98} one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). er -bp xtprisemer�t- net- exeeeelg- six- �6 }- menti�s- e- i�eti�. Every day any vio- lation of this Code or any such ordinance, rule, or regulation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense. 10 SECTION II. Chapter 2, Article 16, Section 2 -199 of the Muni- cipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: SEC. 2 -199. Intimidation of voters or City employees, penalty. Whoever, intimidates, threatens; coerces or attempts to intimi- date, threaten or coerce, any other persons for the purpose of interfer- ing with the right of such other person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or of causing such other person to vote for or to work for or on behalf of, or not to vote for or not to work for or on behalf of, any candidate for City office, at any election held solely or in part for the purpose of office, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). e- mpser� eel -met- mere- ti�a- s- �b } -et s; -ems- et . SECTION III. Chapter 2, Article 16, Section 2 -204 of the Muni- cipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: SEC. 2 -204. Penalties for violations. Unless specified otherwise herein, any person who violates any of the provisions of this article shall be fined not more than one thou- sand dollars ($1,000.00)., e- xtp�seeel- met- n3ee -ti�a- six- �6 }- te�iths; ar -bathT