Town of Brigham

ORDINANCE NUMBER 1.04
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF BRIGHAM
TO ESTABLISH A GENERAL PENALTY PROVISION
FOR VIOLATIONS OF TOWN ORDINANCES

SECTION A GENERAL PENALTY

Except where a penalty is provided elsewhere in this Code, any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Code shall upon conviction of such violation, be subject to a penalty, which shall be as follows:

1) First Offense. Any person who shall violate any provision of this Code shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), together with the costs of prosecution and any applicable assessments and, in default of payment of such forfeiture, costs and assessments, shall be imprisoned in the County Jail until such forfeiture and costs are paid, but not exceeding ninety (90) days.

2) Second Offense – Penalty. Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this Code who shall previously have been convicted of a violation of the same Ordinance within one year shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each such offense, together with costs of prosecution and any applicable assessments, and in default of payment of such forfeiture, costs and assessments, shall be imprisoned in the County Jail until such forfeiture and costs of prosecution are paid, but not exceeding ninety (90) days.

SECTION B CONTINUED VIOLATIONS

Each violation and each day a violation continues or occurs shall constitute a separate offense. Nothing in this Code shall preclude the Town from maintaining any appropriate action to prevent or remove a violation of any provision of this Code.

SECTION C OTHER REMEDIES

The Town shall have any and all other remedies afforded by the Wisconsin Statutes in addition to the forfeitures set forth above.

Town of Brigham Ordinance No. 1.04 – As Adopted April 24, 2004 Page PAGE 1

Town of Brigham Ordinance 1.04 (Draft as of March 31, 2004) Page PAGE 1