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ATTACHED TO AND MADE ~ PART OF THE MINUTES OF THl
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 373
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING THE GENERAL
PENALTY PROVISION OF THE SEWARD CODE OF ORDINANCES.
WHEREAS, the case of Baker v. Fairbanks, State of Alaska
Supreme Court Opinion 618, dated June 5th, 1970, set forth
entirely new standards regarding the right to jury trial in
Alaska,
and
WHEREAS, this necessitates a rethinking of penalty for
Ordinance violations.
NOW. THEREFORE. THE CITY OF SEWARD. ALASKA. ordains:
that the General Penalty Provision for the violation of Seward
City Ordinances, Section 8 of the General Provisions of the
General Code of 1960, is repealed and reenacted to read as
follows:
Every act prohibited by this Code is hereby declared to
be unlawful. Unless another penalty is expressly pro-
vided by this Code for any particular provision or
section, every person convicted of a violation of any
provision of this Code, or any rule or regulation
adopted or issued in pursuance thereof, shall be
punished by a fine of not more than Three Hundred
Dollars ($300.00). Except where otherwise provided,
each act of violation and every day upon which any such
violation shall occur or continue shall constitute a
separate offense. The penalty provided by this Section,
unless otherwise expressly provided, shall apply to any
amendment of any section of this Code, whether or not
such penalty is re-enacted in the amendatory ordinance.
First reading: JUL 2 71970
Second reading: AUG 1 01970
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEWARD, ALASKA, THIS 24tWay of August , 1970.
Is/Joanne C. Hoogland
Mayor
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