OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS 143 



CHAPTER XIV 

 ORDINANCES 



Section 153. Record of Ordi- Expressed Maximum. 



nances. Section 156. Penalty Not Ex- 

 Section 154. Two Penalties Elect- pressed. 



ive One Judgment. Section 157. Construction of 



Section 155. Minimum Fine Only Words. 



Record of Ordinances 



SECTION 153. All ordinances shall be recorded by the Sec- 

 retary in a proper book or books with indices. The originals of 

 such ordinances shall be filed in the office of the Secretary. 



Two Penalties Elective One Judgment 



SECTION. 154. In all cases where the same offense shall 

 be made - punishable, or shall be created by different clauses 

 or sections of ordinances, the officer, or person prosecuting 

 may elect under which to proceed, but not more than one 

 recovery shall be had against the same person for the same 

 offense. 



Minimum Fine Only Expressed Maximum 



SECTION 155. Whenever in this or any ordinance here- 

 after passed a minimum, but no maximum fine or penalty is 

 imposed, the court may in its discretion adjudge the offender 

 or offenders to pay any sum of money exceeding the mini- 

 mum fine or penalty so fixed, not exceeding the sum of Two 

 Hundred Dollars. 



Penalty Not Expressed 



SECTION 156. Whenever in any ordinance the doing of 

 any act or the omission to do any act or duty is declared to 

 be a breach thereof, and there shall be no fine or penalty de- 

 clared for such breach, any person who shall be convicted of 

 any such breach shall be adjudged to pay a fine of not less than 

 Three Dollars nor more than One Hundred Dollars. 



Construction of Words 



SECTION 157. Whenever any words in any ordinance 

 importing the plural number shall be used in describing or 

 referring to any matters, parties or persons, any single mat- 



