ADOPTING ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE NO. 2000-1
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CLAY COUNTY CODE
THE COUNTY BOARD OF CLAY COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, HEREBY ORDAINS by and through the Board of Commissioners of Clay County, Minnesota, as follows:
   Section 1: From and after the date of passage of this ordinance, the County Code of Clay County, Minnesota prepared by Sterling Codifiers, Inc. containing the compilation of all ordinances of a general nature together with the changes made to said ordinances, under the direction of the governing body of the County, shall be accepted in all courts without question as the official code and law of the County as enacted by the Board of Commissioners.
   Section 2: There is hereby adopted, as a method of perpetual codification, the loose-leaf type of binding together with the continuous supplement service, provided by Sterling Codifiers, Inc., whereby each newly adopted ordinance of a general and permanent nature amending, altering, adding or deleting provisions of the official County Code is identified by the proper catchline and is inserted in the proper place in each of the official copies, one copy of which shall be maintained in the office of the County Clerk, certified as to correctness and available for inspection at any and all times that said office is regularly open.
   Section 3: All ordinances of a general nature included in this official County Code shall be considered as a continuation of said ordinance provision and the fact that some provisions have been deliberately eliminated by the governing body shall not serve to cause any interruption in the continuous effectiveness of ordinances included in said official County Code. All ordinances of a special nature, such as tax levy ordinances, bond ordinances, franchises, vacating ordinances and annexation ordinances shall continue in full force and effect unless specifically repealed or amended by a provision of the County Code. Such ordinances are not intended to be included in the official County Code.
   Section 4: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to change or amend by additions or deletions, any part or portion of such Code, or to insert or delete pages or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the County to be misrepresented thereby.
   Section 5: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed, and replaced by the superseding language of the Code.
   Section 6: This ordinance and the Code adopted by the same shall be recorded and shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.