ADOPTING ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 1286

VILLAGE OF HUDSON
MCLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE VILLAGE OF HUDSON, ILLINOIS, VILLAGE CODE

   NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE VILLAGE OF HUDSON, MCLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1: The village code, prepared by Sterling Codifiers, attached hereto by reference and incorporated herein, is hereby adopted as the codification of all ordinances of a general nature of the village of Hudson and from and after the date of passage of this ordinance, the village code of the village of Hudson, Illinois 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 village, shall be accepted in all courts without question as the official code and law of the village of Hudson as enacted by the president and board of trustees.

   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, whereby each newly adopted ordinance of a general and permanent nature amending, altering, adding or deleting provisions of the official village 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 village 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 village 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 village 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franchises, vacating ordinances and annexation ordinances shall continue in full force and effect unless specifically repealed or amended by a provision of the village code. Such ordinances are not intended to be included in the official village 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 village to be misrepresented thereby.

   Section 5: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.

   Section 6: In all cases where the same offense is made punishable or is created by different clauses or sections of the village code, the prosecuting officer may elect under which to proceed; but not more than one recovery shall be had against the same person for the same offense, provided that the revocation of a license or permit shall not be considered a recovery or penalty so as to bar any other penalty being enforced.

   Whenever in the village code the doing of any act or the omission to do an act constitutes a breach of any section or provision of this code and there shall be no fine or penalty declared for such breach, any person who shall be convicted of any such breach shall be fined in accordance with section 1-4-1 of the village code for each offense. Each day that any such violation or failure continues shall be considered as a separate and distinct offense and shall be punishable as such.

   In case of amendment of any section of the village code containing provisions for which a penalty is provided in another section, the penalty so provided in such other section shall be held to relate to this section so amended or the amending section whether re-enacted in the amendatory ordinance or not, unless such penalty is specifically repealed therein.

   Section 7: Severability. If any part, provision, portion, article, section or subdivision of the village code or any other ordinance of the village of Hudson or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding does not affect other provisions or applications of the village code section or ordinances which can be given effect without the invalid application or provisions, and the provisions of each code section or ordinance are severable unless otherwise provided.

   Section 8: All provisions, terms, phrases and expressions contained in the village of Hudson code shall be liberally construed in order that the true intent and meaning of the village president and board of trustees may be fully carried out.

   Section 9: Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.

   Section 10: Publication. The village clerk be and she is hereby authorized and directed to publish this ordinance in pamphlet form as provided by law.

   Section 11: Repeal And Savings Clause. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall affect any rights, action, or causes of action which shall have accrued to the village of Hudson prior to the effective date of this ordinance.

   PASSED this 7th day of June, 2016, by the mayor and board of trustees for the village of Hudson.

	YES	NO	ABSENT	PRESENT
Richard Bland
Alan Meissner
Phil Morris
Pat O'Grady
Betty Scanlon
Paul Craddock
Collins* (to the extent mayoral vote may be necessary)
TOTAL

 

APPROVED by the mayor on the 7th day of June, 2016.

         Jason Collins, City Mayor

ATTEST:

Allison Brutlag, Village Clerk

(Amended by Ord. 1298, 4-5-2017)