(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully and maliciously tear up, injure, deface or destroy any property, real or personal, belonging to the Village; or any property, used in any business impressed with a public interest and usually designated as a public service corporation, i.e., waterworks, gas, electric light, telephone, street, railroad or steam heating companies.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully and maliciously interfere or meddle in any way with the operation of any such business, as above enumerated. (1974 Code)
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully and maliciously tear, break, injure, deface, damage or destroy the property of another.
(D) Any person found in violation of this section shall be fined in an amount of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) plus the replacement value of the property torn, broken, injured, defaced, damaged or destroyed, but in no event more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). The fine imposed and/or paid shall be distributed as follows: 1) the first one hundred dollars ($100.00) received shall go to the Village; and 2) the balance of the fine shall be distributed to the owner of the property as restitution. (Ord. 19-11, 8-5-2019)