Whenever any person shall be convicted of a violation of any
of the ordinances of this City, he/she shall be adjudged to pay the
costs accrued in his/her prosecution and no costs incurred in his/her
prosecution, fees for board excepted, shall be paid by the City.
A.
The
City is hereby authorized and empowered to, by ordinance, cause all
persons who have been convicted and sentenced by the court having
jurisdiction, for violation of ordinance of the City, whether the
punishment be by fine or imprisonment, or by both, to be put to work
and perform labor on the public streets, highways and alleys or other
public works or buildings of the City, for such purposes as the City
may deem necessary. And the Marshal or other proper officer of the
City shall have power and be authorized and required to have or cause
all such prisoners as may be directed by the Mayor, or other chief
officer of the City to work out the full number of days for which
they may have been sentenced, at breaking rock, or at working upon
such public streets, highways or alleys or other public works or buildings
of the City as may have been designated. And if the punishment is
by fine, and the fine be not paid, then for every ten dollars ($10.00)
of such judgment the prisoner shall work one (1) day. And it shall
be deemed a part of the judgment and sentence of the court that such
prisoner may be worked as herein provided.
B.
When
a fine is assessed for violation of an ordinance, it shall be within
the discretion of the judge, or other official, assessing the fine
to provide for the payment of the fine on an installment basis under
such terms and conditions as he/she may deem appropriate.
