A. Style: The style of all ordinances shall be, "Be it ordained by the governing body of the city of Gallup".
B. Record And Publication: An ordinance shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose, shall be authenticated by the signature of the mayor and city clerk and shall bear the seal of the city. The ordinance shall be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the city either in its entirety or by title and a general summary of the subject matter contained in the ordinance, whichever the city council elects to do.
C. Effective Date: No ordinance shall, unless it be declared an emergency measure on the ground of urgent public need, go into effect until thirty (30) days after its passage, unless a longer period for taking effect is otherwise specified. After passage, the ordinance shall be subject to referendum as provided in article V section 2 of the city charter. An ordinance declared an emergency measure and adopted by at least four-fifths (4/5) of all members of the city council shall go into effect five (5) days after publication as provided in subsection B of this section, subject to repeal by referendum.
D. Repeal Of Ordinances:
1. Whenever any ordinances or any part thereof shall be repealed or modified by a subsequent ordinance or ordinances, the part thereof thus repealed or modified shall continue in force until the publication and going into effect of the ordinances repealing or modifying the same, and no suit, proceeding, right, fine or penalty instituted, created, given, received or accrued under any ordinance previous to its repeal shall be in any way affected, released or discharged by such repeal or modification.
2. Whenever any ordinance repealing or modifying a former ordinance shall be itself repealed, such repeal shall not be construed to revive such former ordinance unless it be therein so expressly provided. (1961 Code § 1-5-6; amd. Ord. C61-25, 4-21-1964; Ord. C61-52, 10-4-1966; Ord. C66-161, 6-27-1978; Ord. C2022-5, 12-13-2022)
Notes
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