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(A) (1) 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 herein.
(2) When subsequent ordinances repeal any chapter, section or division, or any portion thereof, the repealed portions may be excluded from this code by omission from reprinted pages.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 the subsequent ordinances numbered or omitted are re-adopted as a new code by the city.
(B) Amendments to any of the provisions of this code shall be made by amending the provisions by specific reference to the section number of this code in language substantially similar to the following: “Section of the Code of Ordinances, City of Oxford, North Carolina, is hereby amended as follows...” The new provisions shall then be set out in full as desired.
(C) If a new section not heretofore existing in the code is to be added, language substantially similar to the following shall be used: “The Code of Ordinances, City of
Oxford, North Carolina, is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered , which section shall read 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(D) All sections, articles, chapters or provisions desired to be repealed must be specifically repealed by section, article or chapter number, as the case may be.
(A) As histories for the code sections, the specific number and 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. 10, passed 5-13-60; Am. Ord. 15, passed 1-1-70; Am. Ord. 20, passed 1-1-80; Am. Ord. 25, passed 1-1-85)
(B) (1) A statutory cite included in the history indicates that the text of the section reads substantially the same as the statute. Example: (G.S. § 160A-11) (Ord. 10, passed 1-17-80; Am. Ord. 20, passed 1-1-85)
(2) A statutory cite set forth as a “statutory reference” following the text of the section indicates that the reader should refer to that statute for further information. Example:
§ 3-1 PUBLIC RECORDS AVAILABLE.
The municipality shall make available to any person for inspection or copying all public records unless otherwise exempted by state law.
Statutory reference:
Inspection of public records, see G.S. §§ 139-1 et seq.
(C) If a section of this code is derived from the previous code of ordinances of the city published in 1986 and subsequently amended, the 1986 code section number shall be indicated in the history. Example: (`86 Code, § 3-1)
(A) Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of any section or division of this code of ordinances for which no other penalty is provided, or failing or neglecting or refusing to comply with same, shall, upon
conviction, be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and subject to a fine not to exceed $50 or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, and each day that any of the provisions of this code of ordinances are violated shall constitute a separate offense.
(G.S. § 14-4(a))
(B) Unless otherwise specifically set forth in any particular section or provision of the ordinance, as a general rule, the penalty is that as is set forth in division (A).
Statutory reference:
Enforcement of ordinances, see G.S. § 160A-175