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~ I GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1-10 Sec. 1-8. Police power extended to city property. The police power of the city is hereby extended to include all lands or property owned or leased by the city or any agency of the city and the general ordinances of the city shall be applicable on such property. i Sec. 1-9. Altering Code. It shall be unlawful for any person to change or amend by additions or deletions, any part or portion of this Code, or to insert or delete pages, or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the city to be misrepresented thereby; provided, that supplementation of this Code by authorized persons shall be permitted. ~ Sec. 1-10. General penalty; continuing violations. (a) Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the city an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or whenever in such Code or I ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, and no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision or the failure to perform any such act shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days ' or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section, in the event any provision of this Code is designated as a"petty misdemeanor" the violation of such ' provision shall be punished by a fine of not to ezceed one hundred dollars ($100.00). (c) Each day any such violation or failure to perform such act shall continue shall constitute a separate offense, unless otherwise specifically provided. (Ord. No. 158, 2, 3, 7-10-72; Ord. No. 206, 6, 7, 1-15-79) State law reference-Penalties for violation of ordinancea, M.S.A. 412231, 609.032. Supp. No. 1 7 I