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EVANSTON:
06-24-94
68-0-94
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Title 9 Chapter 5 of the
City Code by
Adding Section 9-5-24 Pertaining to
Newspapers
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SECTION 1: That Title 9 Chapter 5 of the City Code is
hereby amended by adding the following Section 9-5-24:
9-5-24: UNAUTHORIZED CONTROL OVER NEWSPAPERS:
(A) "Newspaper" means any periodical that is distributed
on a complimentary or compensatory basis.
(B) A person commits the offense of theft when that person
willfully or knowingly obtains or exerts unauthorized
control over newspapers with the intent to prevent
other individuals from reading the newspapers.
(C) Any person violating this section shall be fined not
less than $100.00 and not more than $500.00 for each
and every offense.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances
inconflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication in the
manner provided by law.
Introduced: /" �1-14,, 1994
Adopted: 1994
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