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AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE
PLACE OF INCARCERATION FOR
FAlf..URE TO PAY FINE, PENALTY
AND COSTS ASSESSED FOR VIOLA-
TION OF VILLAGE ORDINANCES.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COl.TNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1. The Vlllage jail is hereby designated as
the place of incarceration for offenders of Village Ordinances
whenever a fine, penalty and costs assessed against an offender
by the Police Mag1.strate or any Justlce of the .tieace are not
fully paid.
SECTION 2!,. That any person upon whom any fine or pen-
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alty is i.mposed upon the order of a Court, Police Magl~trate
or Justice of Peace. before whom t.h.e convictton is had for the
violation of any Ordinance of t.he Vtllage of Mount Prospect,
s11all be cornmttted to the Village Jail until the fine, penalty
and costs are fully paid.
E1iCTION~13. That every person ~o committed shall be re-
quired to work at whatever labor bis strength permits, within
and without the place of incarceration, not to exceed 10 hours
each working day. The committed person shall be .allowed, ex-
cl1J.s1.ve of his hoard, a credit of 50 cents for each day's work
on account of the fine, penalty and costs, provided, however,
no imprisop~ent shall exceed 6 months for anyone offense.
SECTION 4~ The Chief of Police of the Village of Mount
Prospect, shall receive into sald V:i.llage Jail any person who
may be sentenced or committed thereto by the Court, Police Magis-
trate or Justice of the Peace tn and for said VilJage of Mount
Prospect. It shall be the duty of all members of the Police
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force of the Village delivering any p~Tscn to the Village jail
to deliver t.o the Ch:lef of Poli~e a m1.ttimus or execution by
vtrtue of which said !le'!'~on was' conuni tted anri to return lmmed1-
ately to the Village Treasurer a dupli.cate ther€of.
SECTION 5. That thts Ordinance ~hall be tn full force
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and effect from and after its passage~ approval and pu.blication,
according to law.
PASSED: thi..~ 6th day of September, 1949.
APPROVRD: thi~ 6th
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