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ORDINANCE NO. 77-2-1381
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 19-67 OF AN ORDINANCE PRO-
HIBITING DISORDERLY CONDUCT WITHIN THE CITY OF PADUCAH , AND PRESCRIBING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS
WHEREAS, the enactment of the Penal Code by the General Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky, which code is presently in effect in the Commonwealth of
Kentucky, set certain criteria for punishment according to the classification of crimes,
and Section 19-67 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky is cur-
rently in conflict with limits of punishment as enacted by the Penal code, and
WHEREAS, under KRS 534.040 and under Section 168 of the Constitution of
Kentucky, any punishment imposed under Section 19-67 of an ordinance "Prohibiting
Disorderly Conduct within the City of Paducah" would be unconstitutional,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That Section 19-67 as amended and reordained shall hereafter
read as follows: Any person violating any section of this article or committing
any act declared by this article to be unlawful or a misdemeanor shall be punished
as follows:
1. Any act declared by this section to be a misdemeanor, shall be here-
under termed a Class B Misdemeanor and shall have punishment set in accordance with
KRS Chapter 500, et seq, known as the Kentucky Penal Code for Class B Misdemeanors,
to wit: a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty ($250.00) and/or imprisonment in
the City jail not to exceed ninety (90) days; and
2. Any act declared by this section to be unlawful, and not designated as
a misdemeanor, shall be hereunder termed a violation, and the punishment shall be
imposed in accordance with KRS Chapter 500, et seq, known as the Kentucky Penal
Code, for violations, to wit: a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) .
SECTION 2. All ordinances -and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its adoption.
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Passed by the Board of Commissioners February 8, 1977
Recorded by Louise McKinney, City Clerk, February 8, 1977.