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CITY OF BOSTON CODE OF ORDINANCES
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BOSTON
CHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER II: FORM OF GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER III: ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
CHAPTER IV: CONTRACTS
CHAPTER V: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER VI: GENERAL SERVICES
CHAPTER VII: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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CHAPTER X: HOUSING SERVICES
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CHAPTER XIV: LICENSING AND CONSUMER BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND OFFICERS
CHAPTER XV: DIVISIONS OF THE MAYOR’S OFFICE
CHAPTER XVI: PROHIBITIONS, PENALTIES AND PERMITS
CHAPTER XVII: LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING CERTAIN TRADES
CHAPTER XVIII: FEES AND CHARGES
CHAPTER XIX: SCHOOLS
CHAPTER XX: CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER XXI: MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC BUILDINGS
CHAPTER XXII: SUFFOLK COUNTY
CHAPTER XXIII: TRASH AND REFUSE DISPOSAL
CHAPTER XXIV: BOSTON JOBS, LIVING WAGE AND PREVAILING WAGE ORDINANCE
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2-10.7   Archives and Records Management Division.
   No ordinances apply. See Chapter 68 of the Acts of 1988.
(CBC 1985 2-10.7)
2-11   CITY RECORD.
   No ordinances apply. See special statutes.
(CBC 1975 Ord. T2 c. 13; CBC 1985 2-11)
2-12   ORDINANCES.
2-12.1   Construction of Ordinance; Repeal.
   This Section shall be known as the “City of Boston Code, Ordinances”, and it shall take effect upon its passage. So far as its provisions are the same in effect as those of previously existing ordinances and regulations, it shall be construed as a continuation of such ordinances and regulations; it shall not affect any act done, any right accrued, any penalty incurred, any suit, prosecution or proceeding pending, or the tenure of Office of any person holding Office, at the time when it takes effect; subject to said limitations, all ordinances of the city heretofore in are hereby repealed, except the ordinances relating to or amending the city’s Building Code established by Chapter 479 of the Acts of 1938, the ordinances establishing or amending the city’s Fire Prevention Code, and the ordinance establishing a Department of Civil Defense.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 1 § 1; Ord. 1975 c. 7; CBC 1975 Ord. T2 § 750; CBC 1985 2-12.1)
2-12.2   Enacting Style.
   All by-laws of the city shall be denominated ordinances, and the enacting style shall be, “Be it ordained by the City Council of Boston, as follows”.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 1 § 2; Ord. 1975 c. 8 § 2; CBC 1975 Ord. T2 § 751; CBC 1985 2-12.2)
2-12.3   Publication.
   Every ordinance shall take effect upon its passage unless otherwise within provided and shall be deemed published by action of the Boston City Council in passing the same unless the Boston City Council shall otherwise by order direct, in which event the City Clerk shall cause the ordinance, or such notice as the Boston City Council directs, to be published, as an expense of the City Clerk’s Office.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 1 § 3; CBC 1975 Ord. T2 § 752; Ord. 1984 c. 37; CBC 1985 2-12.3)
2-12.4   Departments Created.
   The Departments named in the following chapters are hereby created, and placed under the charge of the Officers or Boards designated therefor, under the general supervision and control of the Mayor.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 1 § 16; CBC 1975 Ord. T2 § 753; CBC 1985 2-12.4)
Cross-reference:
   Ord. ss 2-7.1
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