(A) Recovery of fines. No cause or proceeding shall be commenced on behalf of the city for the recovery of any fine or penalty for violation of any of the ordinances of said city unless the same is commenced by or upon the authority of the Mayor, Chief of Police or other member of the police force, City Attorney, or City Council by its authorized agent.
(Prior Code, Chapter 22, § 12)
(B) Failure to pay fine. Any person convicted of a violation of any ordinance of the city, upon whom any fine or penalty is imposed by the Court or Magistrate before whom the conviction is had, and who fails or refuses to immediately pay such fine or penalty together with the costs of suit shall be committed, forthwith and without issuance of any execution, by the said Court or Magistrate to the City Jail or any other place of incarceration provided by any ordinance now or hereafter enacted until the fine, penalty, and costs are fully paid; provided, any person so committed shall have credit of $5 upon such fine, penalty, and costs for each 24 hours of incarceration, and no person shall be incarcerated for more than six months for any one offense.
(Prior Code, Chapter 22, § 13)
Penalty, see § 32.99