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0338 1 ORDINANCE % A AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, ADOPTING THE "JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE," A CODIFICATION OF THE PERMANENT AND GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS WHEREAS, the Arkansas State Legislature has provided for the codi- fication and publication of the permanent and general ordinances of cities and towns in Sections 19- 2424 - -19 -2427 of the Arkansas Statutes Annotated; and WHEREAS, the Book Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington, has compiled, edited and published a codification of the permanent and general ordinances of the city of Jacksonville, Arkansas; and WHEREAS, there have been filed and there are now on file in the office of the city clerk, for public inspection, three copies of a document entitled "Jacksonville Municipal Code." ` BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1. Adoption. Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 19- 2424 - -19 -2427 of the Arkansas Statutes Annotated, there is hereby adopted the "Jacksonville Municipal Code" as published by Book Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington. Section 2. Title -- Citation -- Reference. This code shall be known as the "Jacksonville Municipal Code" and it shall be sufficient to refer to said code as the "Jacksonville Municipal Code" in any prosecution for the violation of any provision thereof or in any proceeding at law or equity. It shall be sufficient to designate any ordinance adding to, amending, correcting or repealing all or any part or portion thereof as an addition to, amendment to, correc- tion or repeal of the "Jacksonville Municipal Code." Further reference may be had to the titles, chapters, sections and sub- sections of the "Jacksonville Municipal Code" and such references shall apply to that numbered title, chapter, section or subsection as it appears in the code. Section 3. Codification authority. This code consists of all the regulatory and penal ordinances and certain of the administrative ordinances of the city of Jacksonville, Arkansas, codified pursuant to the provisions of Sections 19- 2424 - -19 -2427 of the Arkansas Statutes Annotated. Section 4. Ordinances ?assed prior to adoption of the code. The nit ordinance included in this code was Ordinance 326, passed May 23, 1974. The following ordinances, passed subsequent to Ordinance 326, but prior to adoption of this code, are hereby adopted and made a part of this code: Ordinances ?27 ),`7 ,SC x'3. ))3"1 % 3 3 '337 — 33g c . Section 5. Reference applies to all amendments. Whenever a reference is made to this code as the "Jacksonville Municipal Code" or to any portion thereof, or to any ordinance of the city of Jacksonville, Arkansas, the reference shall apply to all amend - ments, corrections and additions heretofore, now or hereafter made. 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 con- strued to apply to the corresponding provisions contained within this code. Section S. 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, 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 and effect. Section 9. Effective date. This code shall become effective on the date the ordinance adopting this code as the "Jacksonville Municipal Code" shall become effective. Section 10. Constitutionality. If any section, 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 or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases had been declared invalid or unconstitutional, and if for any reason this code should be declared invalid or unconstitutional, then the original ordinance or ordinances shall be in full force and effect. PASSED AND APPROVED this day of , 19 _y / y J = { / ice Clerk PASSED AND ADOPTED this /6 dv day of , 19 7J.5 . , �- Mayor i, APPROOED AS TO POPS; Ben E. Rice, City Attorney