In any case where any section of this code or other ordinance of the city shall not provide the greater penalty for a second or subsequent conviction of a violation thereof, any person violating the same, who shall previously have been convicted of a violation thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than two hundred dollars for each offense; except that where the penalty provided by this code for a first violation thereof shall be larger than the penalty provided by this section, such larger penalty shall be applicable. (Prior code § 5-2-14)