Ordinance No. 544-97

   AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WRIGHT ENACTING AS AN ORDINANCE, A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY, REVISING, AMENDING, RESTATING, CODIFYING AND COMPILING CERTAIN EXISTING GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY DEALING WITH SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN THE CODE.

   WHEREAS, the present general ordinances of the City of Fort Wright are incomplete and inadequate and the manner of arrangement, classification and indexing thereof is insufficient to meet the immediate needs of the City; and

   WHEREAS, the Acts of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Kentucky empower and authorize the Legislative Body of this City to revise, amend, restate, codify and to compile any existing ordinance or ordinances and all new ordinances not heretofore adopted or published and to incorporate the ordinances into one ordinance in book form; and

   WHEREAS, the Legislative Body of the City of Fort Wright has authorized a general compilation, revision and codification of the ordinances of the City of a general and permanent nature and publication of such ordinances in book form:

   NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the legislative body of the City of Fort Wright, Kentucky that:

   SECTION 1

The general ordinances of the City of Fort Wright as herein revised, amended, restated, codified, and compiled in book form are adopted as and shall constitute the "Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Wright."

   SECTION 2

The code as adopted in Section I shall consist of the attached titles, (attachment A).

   SECTION 3

All prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects, treated in the Code shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of the Code, except as they are included and preordained in whole or in part in the Code; provided that such repeal shall not affect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of the Code, nor shall such repeal affect the provisions of ordinances levying taxes, appropriating money, annexing or detaching territory, establishing franchises or granting special rights to certain persons, authorizing public improvements, authorizing the issuance of bonds or borrowing of money, authorizing public improvements, authorizing the issuance of bonds or borrowing of money, authorizing the purchase or sale of real or personal property, granting or accepting easements or plats, accepting dedications of land to public use, vacating or setting the boundaries of streets or other public places; nor shall such repeal affect any other ordinances of a temporary or special nature or pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the Code.

   SECTION 4

The Code shall be deemed published as of the day of its adoption and approval by the City Legislative Body and the Clerk of the City of Fort Wright is hereby authorized and ordered to file a copy of the Code in the Office of the City Clerk.

   SECTION 5

The Code shall be in full force and effect from and after its date of passage, approval and publication as required by law. The Code shall be presumptive evidence in all courts and places of the ordinance and all provisions, sections, penalties and regulations therein contained, and of the date of passage, and that the same is properly signed, attested, recorded and approved, and that any public hearings and notices thereof as required by law have been given.

Passed by the City Council this 5th day of March, 1997

            City of Fort Wright, Kentucky

            A Municipal Corporation of the Fourth Class.

            Cindy J. Pinto /s/

            Mayor

First Reading: 02/18/97

Second Reading: 3/5/97

Published: 3/13/97

Attest: Judy Anderson /s/

    City Clerk