Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 415/6

  • Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     Any railroad or steamboat company that shall, by any of its agents in this State, refuse to redeem any of its tickets or parts of tickets as prescribed in Section five of this Act, shall be guilty of a petty offense for each offense, to the People of the State of Illinois, and it shall be unlawful for said company, subsequent to such refusal, to sell any ticket or tickets in this State until such fine is paid.
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