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ORDINANCE NO.~
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT ALL PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED AND
SENTENCED BY THE POLICE JUDGE FOR VIOLATIONS OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF RIVERSIDE WHETHER THE PUNISHMENT BE BY FINE OR IMPRISONMENT
OR BOTH SHALL BE PUT TO WORK AND PERFORM LABOR ON PUBLIC STREETS,
HIGHWAYS AND ALLEYS OR OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS OR GROUNDS OF THE CITY
OF RIVERSIDE FOR THE PERIOD OF SUCH PRI60NERS~ IMPRISONMENT OR UNTIL
SUCH FINE SHALL BE PAID AT THE RATE OF ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) EACH DAY
WORKED.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. All persons who have been convicted and sentenced by
the Judge of the Police Court of the City of Riverside for violation
of any of the ordinances of this City, and the punishment shall be
by iunprisonment, shall be put to work and perform labor on the public
streets, highways and alleys or other public works, buildings or lands
within this City, for such purposes as the City may deem necessary.
Section 2. The City Marshall, or in his absence, the Assistant
Chief of Police, is hereby authorized and directed to have or cause
all such prisoners as may be directed by the Mayor to work out the
full number of days for which they may have been sentenced at working
upon such public streets, highways or alleys or other public buildings
or work of the City.
Section 3. If the punistunent is by fine and the fine be not
paid, then for every dollar of such judgment, the prisoner shall work
one (1) day as provided above.
Section 4. It shall be deemed a part of the judgment and
sentence of the Court that such prisoner be worked as herein provided.
PASSED this 16th day of June, 1959.
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APPROVED this 16th day of June, 1959.
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