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(A) The catchlines of the several sections of this code printed in boldface type are intended as mere catchwords to indicate the contents of the section, and shall not be deemed or taken to be titles of such sections, nor as any part of the section, nor unless expressly so provided, shall they be so deemed when any of such sections, including the catchlines, are amended or reenacted.
(B) The history or source notes appearing in parentheses after sections in this code are not intended to have any legal effect, but are merely intended to indicate the source of matter contained in the section. Cross-references and statutory references, which appear after sections or subsections of this code, or which otherwise appear in footnote form, are provided for the convenience of the user of this code, and have no legal effect.
(C) All references to chapters, articles, or sections are to the chapters, articles, and sections of this code, unless otherwise specified.
(Code 1976, § 1.3)
(A) The repeal of an ordinance, or its expiration by virtue of any provision contained therein, shall not affect any right accrued, any offense committed, any penalty or punishment incurred, or any proceeding commenced before the repeal took effect or the ordinance expired.
(B) When an ordinance which repealed another shall itself be repealed, the previous ordinance shall not be revived without express words to that effect.
(Code 1976, § 1.4)
(A) Nothing in this code, or the ordinance adopting this code, shall be construed to repeal or otherwise affect the validity of any of the following:
(1) Any ordinance promising or guaranteeing the payment of money of the town, or authorizing the issuance of any bonds of the town, or any evidence of the town’s indebtedness;
(2) Any ordinance providing for public improvements and assessments therefor;
(3) Any zoning ordinance, or any ordinance regulating or otherwise relating to the subdivision of land, except to the extent that Chapter 17 of the code is periodically amended;
(4) Any appropriation ordinance, or ordinance providing for an annual budget or for the transfer of funds;
(5) Any ordinance annexing territory to the town or discontinuing territory as a part of the town;
(6) Any ordinance granting any franchise, permit, or other right;
(7) Any ordinance approving, authorizing, or otherwise relating to any contract, agreement, or special project;
(8) Any ordinance regulating traffic or vehicles at specific locations, except to the extent that Chapters 17 and 20 are periodically amended; and
(9) Any ordinance setting fees or charges.
(B) All such ordinances are hereby recognized as continuing in full force and effect to the same extent as if set out at length in this code.
Statutory reference:
Authority of town to omit designated classes of ordinances from code, G.S. § 160A-77.
(A) All ordinances passed subsequent to this code which amend, repeal, or in any way affect this code may be numbered in accordance with the numbering system hereof, and printed for inclusion in this code. When subsequent ordinances repeal any chapter, section, or subsection, or any portion thereof, such repealed portions may be excluded from this code by omission from reprinted pages. The subsequent ordinances as numbered and printed, or omitted 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 Town Council.
(B) Amendments to any of the provisions of this code shall be made by amending such provisions by specific reference to the section number of this code in the following language: “That section of the Code of Ordinances, Town of Maiden, North Carolina, is hereby amended to read as follows ....” The provisions shall then be set out in full as desired.
(C) If a new section is to be added to this code, the following language shall be used: “That the Code of Ordinances, Town of Maiden, North Carolina, is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered___, which section reads as follows....” The new section shall then be set out in full as desired.
(D) All sections, articles, chapters, or provisions desired to be repealed must be specifically repealed by section, article, or chapter number, as the case may be.
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