A. Council Authority: The city council shall have the power to repeal, alter or amend this code.
B. Ordinances Passed Subsequent To Code Adoption: All ordinances passed subsequent to this code which amend, repeal, or in any way affect said code, may be numbered in accordance with the numbering system of this code and printed for inclusion therein. When subsequent ordinances repeal any chapter, section or subsection, or any portion thereof, such repealed portions may be excluded from this code by omission thereof from reprinted pages. Such inclusion of ordinances passed subsequent to this code which amend or add to this code (except in the case of repeal), shall be prima facie evidence of such subsequent ordinances until such time that this code and subsequent ordinances numbered or omitted, are readopted as a new code by the city council. (1991 Code § 1-192)
C. Specific Reference To Amended Area Of Code: Amendments to any of the provisions of this code shall be made by amending such provisions by specific reference to the title, chapter, article (if required) and section numbers of this code in the following language: "Section of Title , Article (if required), Chapter , of the City Code, City of Elgin, Oklahoma, is hereby amended to read as follows:" The new provisions shall then be set out in full as desired.
D. New Section: In the event a new section not heretofore existing in this code is to be added, the following language shall generally be used: "The City Code, City of Elgin, Oklahoma, is hereby amended by adding a Section to Title , Article (if required), of Chapter , which Section reads as follows: ' '". The new section shall then be set out in full as desired. (1991 Code § 1-192; amd. 2013 Code)