Crime 'no city ord"

[brigidmac]

What is this crime
No city Ordl

In aug 1887 Jacob Fellman
was taken to Monroe penitentiary


With ,3 others Patrick Tucker
William H Williams 
Patrick Mcfarlan
The last column had days in jail/ fine 10 days or 5 dollars?

Why did Jacob get 20 days / 10 dollars

Was it a choice or fine AND prison.

[chempat]

Which country?

Added: USA
Appears a few times in records.

[chempat]

It does say OR, which implies a choice.

[GrahamSimons]

Usually in the UK it means the fine; if unpaid, the jail time. It's likely to be the same in the US, I would think. May I recommend the Legal Genealogist blog? Very much US-centred, but fascinating even for people on the other side of the Pond.

[ShaunJ]

The record clearly says 20 days or $10 (i.e. pay the fine or go to jail). The crime was "Vio City Ord" - presumably a violation of city ordinances.

Judge Keeler must have considered Jacob's crime more serious than the others.

[Erato]

The sentence is up to the judge - jail time, a fine or both.

[brigidmac]

Ord or Ordl might be short for something

The document I saw just had stroke between days
And fine
Sorry couldn't find dollar sign on my keypad

[Erato]

"Ord" is short for ordinance.  In other words, they were convicted of something like littering or loitering or loud music.

[brigidmac]

Wow 10 or 20 days sounds haRsh
For litter or loitering

And the fines seem hefty too

Ive lost the page so can't go back and compare with punishment s for other crimes on same page