(A) As histories for the code sections, the specific passage date of the original ordinance, and the most recent three amending ordinances, if any, are listed following the text of the code section. Example: (Ord. passed 5-13-60; Am. Ord. passed 1-1-70; Am. Ord. passed 1-1-80; Am. Ord. passed 1-1-85)
(B) (1) If a statutory cite is included in the history, this indicates that the text of the section reads substantially the same as the statute.
Example: (R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-2-10) (Ord. passed 1-17-80; Am. Ord. 20, passed 1-1-85)
(2) If a statutory cite is set forth as a "statutory reference" following the text of the section, this indicates that the reader should refer to that statute for further information.
Example:
§ 50.02 DEPOSITING WASTES IN PUBLIC PLACES PROHIBITED.
No person shall throw or pour, or in any way place, deposit, or cause to be placed, any filth, offal, brine, dirty water, dirt, rubbish or other offense substance of any description in any public place.
('73 Code, § 10-2) (Ord. passed 1-15-17)
Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory references:
Deposit of debris on Middletown Beaches
prohibited, see R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-44-19
(C) If a section of this code is derived from the previous code of ordinances of the city published in 1981 and subsequently amended, the 1981 code section number shall be indicated in the history by "('81 Code, § ___)."