(A) The Town Clerk shall record, in a book used exclusively for that purpose, all ordinances passed by the Town Council. The Town Clerk shall give each ordinance a number, if the Town Council has not already so done. Immediately following each ordinance, or codification of ordinances, the Town Clerk shall make or cause to be made a certificate stating the date of passage and of the date of publication or posting, as required. The record and memorandum, or a certified copy thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of the contents, passage and publication or posting of the ordinance or codification.
(B) The Town Clerk, insofar as possible, shall assign all ordinances of a general nature a number, which shall conform to the numbering system used in this code and shall indicate upon the face of the ordinance the date adopted.
(C) The Town Clerk shall keep all ordinances of a local, private or temporary nature, including franchises, grants, dedication, bond issues and tax levies, in a separate book of “special ordinances” properly indexed and organized according to date adopted. The first number of such an ordinance shall be the four digits of the year the ordinance is adopted, followed by a dash which is followed by a number indicating the order in which such special ordinance was adopted during the year.
(D) Failure to comply with this section shall not affect or render invalid any ordinance of the town.
(Prior Code, § 1-5-5)