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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
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Clerk
PASSED AND ADOPTED this /6 dv day of , 19 7J.5 .
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Mayor
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APPROOED AS TO POPS;
Ben E. Rice, City Attorney