§ 45-10. Enforcement; penalties for offenses.

The authority for the enforcement of this ordinance shall be vested in the Commissioner of Public Works of the Town of North Hempstead. For any and every violation of the provisions of this ordinance, the owner, lessee, tenant, trustee, occupant, general agent or contractor of a building or premises where such violations have been committed or shall exist, and the owner, lessee, tenant, trustee, occupant, general agent or contractor of any part of the premises in which part of said violation has been committed or shall exist, and the general agent, architect, engineer, surveyor, building contractor or any other person who knows, permits, takes part or assists in any such violation or who maintains any premises in which any such violation shall exist shall be guilty of an offense against the ordinance, punishable by a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.) per day. Each day's continued violation shall constitute a separate additional violation of this ordinance. Such fines or penalties shall be collected as like fines are now by law collected.