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§ 10.23 ORDINANCES WHICH AMEND OR SUPPLEMENT CODE.
   If the legislative body shall desire to amend any existing chapter or section of this code, then the chapter or section shall be specifically repealed and a new chapter or section containing the desired amendment substituted in its place. Ordinances and parts of ordinances of a permanent and general nature passed or adopted on and after the most recent ordinance included in this code of ordinances may be passed or adopted either in the form of amendments to this code of ordinances or without specific reference to the code, but in either case, all ordinances and parts of ordinances shall be deemed amendments to the code, and all of the substantive permanent and general parts of the ordinances and changes made thereby in the code shall be inserted and made in the code whenever authorized or directed by motion, resolution or ordinance of the City Council, as provided herein.
§ 10.24 SECTION HISTORIES; STATUTORY REFERENCES.
   (A)   As histories for the code sections, the specific number and passage date of the original ordinance are listed following the text of the code section. Example: (Ord. 10, passed 5-13-1960; Ord. 15, passed 1-1-1970; Ord. 20, passed 1-1-1980; Ord. 25, passed 1-1-1985)
   (B)   (1)   If a statutory cite is included in the history, then this indicates that the text of the section reads substantially the same as the statute. Example: (11 O.S. § 1-402) (Ord. 10, passed 1-17-1980; Ord. 20, passed 1-1-1985)
      (2)   If a statutory cite is set forth as a “statutory reference” following the text of the section, then this indicates that the reader should refer to that statute for further information. Example:
   § 39.01 PUBLIC RECORDS AVAILABLE.
   This municipality shall make available to any person for inspection or copying all public records unless otherwise exempted by state law.
   Statutory reference:
      Inspection of public records, see 51 O.S. §§ 24A.1 et seq.
   (C)   If a section of this code is derived from the previous code of ordinances of the city and subsequently amended, then the Prior Code section number shall be indicated in the history by “(Prior Code, § 50.01).”
§ 10.99 GENERAL PENALTY.
   (A)   Penalty provisions.
      (1)   Except as otherwise provided by state law, whenever in this code or in any ordinance of the city an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or misdemeanor, or whenever in the code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any provision of this code or any ordinance, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding the sum of $750 and/or 60 days of imprisonment. Each day or any portion of a day during which any violation of this code or any ordinance continues shall constitute a separate offense.
      (2)   The fine and cost for such unlawful act or offense shall not be greater than the maximum fine and cost established by state statutes for the same offense.
      (3)   Upon any conviction for an offense relating to speeding or for parking violations, the punishment shall be by a fine not to exceed the sum of $200, plus $25 court costs, plus lawful state fees.
(Prior Code, § 1-108)
   (B)   Each day of violation a separate offense. Each day that any person is in violation of any provision of this code, and each day any such violation occurs or continues to exist, shall be a separate offense.
(Prior Code, § 1-109)
   (C)   Prohibited acts include causing, permitting and concealing. Whenever in this code any act or omission is made unlawful or prohibited, it shall include causing, allowing, permitting, aiding, abetting or concealing the fact of such act or omission.
(Prior Code, § 1-110)
   (D)   Civil relief from violations. No penalty imposed by or pursuant to division (A) above, or by any other section of this code or other ordinance of the city, shall interfere with the right of the city to apply to the proper courts of the state for a writ of mandamus, an injunction or other appropriate relief in the case of violations of this code or other ordinances.
(Prior Code, § 1-111)
(Ord. 2007-08, passed 8-6-2007)