HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 984 ORDINANCE NO. 984
ADOPTION OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, 1991
WHEREAS, the Book Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington,
has compileds, edited and published a codification of the permanent
and general ordinance of the City of Laurel, Montana.
Section 1: Adoption. There is hereby adopted the "Laurel
Municipal Code," as published by Book Publishing Company,
Seattle, Washington.
Section 2: Title--Citation--Reference. This Code shall
be known as the "Laurel Municipal Code" and it may be
referred to as the "Laurel Municipal Code"in any prosecution
for the violation of any provision thereof or any proceeding
at law or equity. Prosecutions for violations of Laurel,
Montana's ordinances and actions based thereon shall refer
to the "Laurel Municipal Code" sections as well as the
underlying ordinance upon which the prosection or action
is based. Amendments to any ordinance or portions thereof
of Laurel, Montana, shall also refer to the "Laurel Municipal
Code" sections under which such ordinances are codified.
Section 3: Provisions codified. This code consists of
all the regulatory and penal ordinances and certain of
the administrative ordinances of Laurel, Montana.
Section 4: Ordinances passed prior to adoption of the code.
The last ordinance included in this code was Ordinance
979, passed August 7, 1990. The following ordinances,
passed subsequent to Ordinance 979, but prior to adoption
of this code, are hereby adopted and made a part of this
code: Ordinances 980, 981, 982, and 983-Amended.
Section 5: Reference applies to all amendments. Whenever
a reference is made to this code as the "Laurel Municipal
Cod~'or to any portion thereof, or to any ordinance of
the City of Laurel, Montana, the reference shall apply
to all amendments, corrections and additions heretofore,
now or hereafter made.
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Section 6: Title, chapter and section headings. Title,
chapter and section headings contained herein shall not
be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect
the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any
title, chapter or section hereof.
Section 7: Reference to specific ordinances. The provisions
of this code shall not in any manner affect matters of
record which refer to, or are otherwise connected with
ordinances which are therein specifically designated by
number or otherwise and which are included within the
code, but such reference shall be construed to apply to
the corresponding provisions contained within this code.
Section 8: Effect of code on past actions and obligations.
Neither the adoption of this code nor the repeal or amendments
hereby of any ordinance or part or portion of any ordinance
of the City shall in any manner affect the prosecution.
for violations of ordinances, which violations were committed
prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as
a waiver of any license, fee, or penalty at said effective
date due and unpaid under such ordinances, nor be construed
as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinances
relating to the collection of any such license, fee, or
penalty, or the penal provisions applicable to any violation
thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash
deposit in lieu thereof required to be posted, filed or
deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and
obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in
full force or effect.
Section 9: Effective date. This code shall become
effective on the date the ordinance adopting this code
as the "Laurel Municipal code" shall become effective.
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Section 10: Constitutionality. If any sections, subsection,
sentence, clause or phrase of this code is for any reason
held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this code. The council hereby declares that it would
have passed this code, and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the
fact that any one of more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses or phrases had been declared invalid or
unconstitutional, then the original ordinance or ordinances
shall be in full force and effect.
This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days
after final passage of the City Council and approval by the
Mayor.
Introduced on first reading at a regular meeting of the
City Council on April 16~ 1991 , by Alderman Kell0q~
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Laurel City Council on second
reading this 7th day of May , 1991.
APPROVED BY THE Mayor of the City of Laurel on the 8th
day of May , 1991.
CITY OF LAUREL
B6b Gauthier, Mayor
Donald L. H~ckmann, City Clerk
Joseph. ~adley, City Attorne~
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