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(a)
The city council hereby confers upon the municipal court original jurisdiction to hear and determine causes involving violations of or requirements of any ordinance of the city.
(b)
The municipal court in addition, shall have jurisdiction over those matters enumerated in the municipal court compact, G.L. 1956, § 8-18-1 et seq.; provided, however, that any defendant found guilty of any ordinance may, within five days of such conviction, file and appeal from the conviction to the county superior court and be entitled in the latter court to a trial de novo; and provided, further, that any defendant found guilty of any violation of a minimum housing violation may, within five days of such conviction, file an appeal from said conviction to the third division of the district court and be entitled to a trial de novo in accordance with G.L. 1956, §§ 8-8-3(d) and 8-8-3.2, as amended.
(c)
With respect to violations of either municipal ordinances dealing with minimum housing, or G.L. 1956, § 45-24.3-1 et seq., dealing with housing maintenance and occupancy, the city council hereby confers upon the municipal court in furtherance of the aforementioned jurisdiction the power to proceed according to equity:
(1)
To restrain, prevent, enjoin, abate, or correct a violation;
(2)
To order the repair, vacation or demolition of the structure existing in violation; or
(3)
To otherwise compel compliance with all provisions of such ordinance and statutes.
(Code 1971, § 13½-9; Ord. No. O-94-21, § II, 9-19-94)