8-8-140 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-3-01, p. 68130, § 4, repealed § 8-8-140, which pertained to bathing suits.

8-8-150 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-3-01, p. 68130, § 4, repealed § 8-8-150, which pertained to artificially affecting prices.

8-8-160 Selling nontransferable railroad tickets.

   No person shall be permitted to remain in or about any railroad depot in the city, having in his possession the unused portion or portions of nontransferable railroad tickets restricted for the use to the original purchaser thereof by the railroad company issuing the same, for the purpose of selling the same, offering the same for sale, advertising the same for sale, or in any manner to aid in the sale or purchase of such partially used nontransferable railroad tickets.

   No person shall sell within the city the whole or any portion of any said ticket.

   Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $50.00 for each offense.

(Prior code § 192-16)

8-8-170 Selling or giving away transfers.

   No person, in violation of the rules or regulations approved or promulgated by the Illinois Commerce Commission shall sell, barter, or exchange for any consideration any transfer ticket or other instrument issued by any person operating any street railroad, elevated rapid transit railroad, unified local transportation system, or otherwise, within the city, giving, or purporting to give to the holder of such transfer ticket or other instrument the right to transfer from one street railroad car, bus, or trolley bus to another street railway car, bus, or trolley bus on the same line or route or on any other line or route, or from a street railroad car, bus, or trolley bus to an elevated railroad car or train, or from an elevated railroad car or train to a street railroad car, bus, or trolley bus.

   No person shall give away any such transfer ticket or other instrument as aforesaid to another for the purpose of enabling, or with intent to enable, the latter to use or offer the same for passage upon any car, bus, or trolley bus of said street railroad, elevated rapid transit railroad, unified local transportation system, or otherwise; nor shall any person not lawfully entitled thereto receive or acquire possession of any such transfer ticket or other instrument as aforesaid, use, or attempt to use, or offer the same for passage upon any car, bus, or trolley bus of the said street railroad, elevated rapid transit railroad, unified local transportation company, or otherwise. Provided, however, that this section shall not relate to, or in any manner affect, the issuing and giving of transfer tickets or other instruments as aforesaid by the agents or employees of any street railroad, elevated rapid transit railroad, unified local transportation system, or otherwise, to passengers thereof lawfully entitled thereto.

(Prior code § 192-17)

8-8-180 Manipulating telephone coin boxes.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to insert, or to attempt to insert, into the coin box or money receptacle of any telephone, any slug, button, or other substance, or to manipulate or operate, or to attempt to manipulate or operate, in any manner whatever, any telephone instrument or any mechanism or device connected or commonly used therewith, with the intent to obtain telephone service without paying therefor.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to insert, or to attempt to insert, into the coin box or money receptacle of any telephone, any slug, button, wire, hook, or other implements or substances with the intent to obtain from such coin box or money receptacle a legal tender coin of the United States.

(Prior code § 192-18)

8-8-190 Violation – Penalty.

   Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter, where no other penalty is provided, shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $200.00 for each offense.

(Prior code § 192-19)