ADOPTING ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE #38

AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE MUSSEY TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN, REVISING, AMENDING, RESTATING, CODIFYING AND COMPLILING CERTAIN EXISTING GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION DEALING WITH SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN SUCH CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

WHEREAS, the present general and permanent ordinances of the political subdivision are inadequately arranged and classified and are insufficient in form and substance for the complete preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the municipality and for the proper conduct of its affairs; and

WHEREAS, the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan empower and authorize the political subdivision to revise, amend, restate, codify and compile any existing ordinances and all new ordinances not heretofore adopted or published and to incorporate such ordinances into one ordinance in book form; and

WHEREAS, the Legislative Authority of the Political Subdivision has authorized a general compilation, revision and codification of the ordinances of the political Subdivision of a general and permanent nature and publication of such ordinance in book form; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for the usual daily operation of the municipality and for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the municipality that this ordinance take effect at an early date.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF MUSSEY TOWNSHIP:

Section 1.   The general ordinances of the Political Subdivision as revised, amended, restated, codified, and complied in book form are hereby adopted as and shall constitute the “Code of Ordinances of the Mussey Township, Michigan.”

Section 2.   Such Code of Ordinances as adopted in Section 1 shall consist of the following Titles:

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Section 3.   All prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects treated in such Code of Ordinances shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of this ordinance except as they are included and preordained in whole or in part in such Code; provided, such repeal shall not affect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of this ordinance, nor shall such repeal affect the provisions of ordinances levying taxes, appropriating money, annexing or detaching territory, establishing franchises, or granting special rights to certain persons, authorizing public improvements, authorizing the issuance of bonds or borrowing of money, authorizing the purchase or sale of real or personal property, granting or accepting easements, plat or dedication of land to public use, vacating or setting the boundaries of streets or other public places; nor shall such repeal affect any other ordinance of a temporary or special nature or pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the Code.

Section 4.   Such Code shall be deemed published as of the day of its adoption and approval by the Legislative Authority and the Clerk of the Political Subdivision is hereby authorized and ordered to file a copy of such Code of Ordinances in the Office of the Clerk.

Section 5.   Such Code shall be in full force and effect as provided in Section 6, and such Code shall be presumptive evidence in all courts and places of the ordinance and all provisions, sections, penalties and regulations therein contained and of the date of passage, and that the same is properly signed, attested, recorded and approved and that any public hearings and notices thereof as required by law have been given.

Section 6.   This ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the peace, health, safety and general welfare of the people of this municipality, and shall take effect at the earliest date provided by law.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mussey Township Board of the Political Subdivision on this 8th day of February, 2017.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Public Hearing having been held hereon, the provisions of this Ordinance shall take effect upon the expiration of seven days after publication, pursuant to the provision of Section 11, Act 184 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended.

ADOPTION: Made and passed by the Township Board of Trustees of the Township of Mussey, St. Clair County, Michigan, on this 8th day of February, 2017 A.D.

1.   Date of Adoption by Township Board:   February 08, 2017

2.   Date of Publication:            February 15, 2017

3.   Date Ordinance shall take effect:      February 23, 2017

Certification:

   I, Sheila McDonald, Clerk of the Township of Mussey, do hereby certify that Ordinance #38 was adopted by the Township Board at a regular meeting of the Township Board held at the Township Fire Hall on the 8th day of February, 2017.

   Vote on this Ordinance, 5 members being present, was as follows:

AYES: Standel, Libkie, McDonald & Downey

NAYS: None

ABSENT: Lauwers

   I further certify that said Ordinance #38 adopted by the Township Board on the 8th day of February, 2017 was published once in the Tri-City Times, a paper published and circulated in the Township of Mussey, County of St. Clair, on the 15th day of February, 2017 this being the first and final day of publication of this ordinance.

                        Sheila McDonald, Clerk

                        Township of Mussey