It is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor for anyone convicted of a violation of this Code or other ordinance of the City Council to escape or attempt to escape from confinement, or to escape from the guard while at work on the public streets, bridges or parks or any municipal property or project. Any person convicted in the corporation court of the City Council and having a fine and costs adjudged against him, and while the same remains unpaid, who escapes or attempts to escape either confinement in jail or from the custody of the guard while at work out of jail, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Any person employed to guard any prisoner while at work under the provisions of Section 1-5 shall be responsible for preventing the escape of such prisoner while in his custody and under his control and, in the event of wilfully or negligently allowing the escape of a prisoner, such guard shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction in the corporation court of the City Council, shall be fined the balance of the fine and costs due and unpaid of the escaped prisoner, plus costs of court, not to exceed, in fine, the sum of $100.00.