2490 ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY ADDING ADDITIONAL CHAPTER OR SECTIONS THERETO

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Section 10. Unlawful Intimidation. It shall be unlawful for any person to harrass, threaten, harm, damage or otherwise penalize any individ- ual, group or business because he or they have complied with the provisions of this ordinance, because he or they have exercised his or their rights under this ordinance, or enjoyed the benefits of this ordinance, or because he or they have made a charge, testified or assisted in any manner in any investigation, or in any proceeding here- under or have made any report to the Administrator. Section 11. Cooperation with Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The Administrator and the City Attorney are authorized to cooperate with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop- ment and the U. S, Attorney General pursuant to the provisions of Title VII, Fair Housing Act of 1968, Public Law 90-284, and may render such service to the Secretary as they shall deem appropriate to further the policies of this ordinance. Section 12. Education and Public Information. In order to further the objectives of this ordinance, the Administrator may conduct educational and public infor- Mation programs. Section 13. Penalty. Any person violating any of the nrovisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Class "C" Misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $200.00. Each day a violation continues after passage of seventy-five (75) days from date of the filing of the init- ial complaint with the Administrator shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. Section 14. Severability Clause. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council of the City of Paris that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are sever- able, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalid- ity shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any unconstitutional or invalid Ahrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections. Section 15. The provisions of this ordinance shall be included and incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, as an addition or amendment thereto, and shall be appropriately renumbered to conform to the uniform numbering system of the Code, in the event that a separate chapter is not established.