ADOPTING ORDINANCE

Ordinance No. 1042

   AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE OF

   MONEE, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

   BE IT ORDAINED by the president and board of trustees of the village of Monee, Will County, Illinois, as follows:

   Section 1. From and after the date of passage of this ordinance, the village code of the village of Monee, Illinois prepared by Sterling Codifiers, Inc., 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 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, Inc., 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 interruptions 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franchises, vacating ordinances and annexation ordinances shall continue in full force and effect unless specifically repealed or amended by a provision of the village code.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. Any other ordinances or portion thereof which may be inconsistent or in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. If any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid, it shall not be construed to invalidate the other provisions of this ordinance.

   Section 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately after its passage, approval and publication as required by law. This ordinance shall be published in pamphlet form as provided by state statute.

   PASSED and APPROVED this 14th day of April, 1999.

             /s/      

            Village President

ATTEST:

/s/      

   Village Clerk