All ordinances passed by the Common Council shall be recorded by the Clerk in a book of ordinances. The original shall be filed in the Clerk's office and due proof of publication of all ordinances requiring publication, by the affidavit of the printer or publisher, shall be procured by the Clerk and attached thereto, or written and attested thereto, or written and attested upon the face of the ordinance.
('74 Code, § 2-35)