ADOPTING ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 1011

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE RECODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SCOTT CITY, KANSAS, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN OTHER ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN, EXCEPTING CERTAIN ORDINANCES FROM REPEAL AND SAVING CERTAIN ACCRUED RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES.

   BE IT, THEREFORE, ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SCOTT CITY, KANSAS:

   SECTION 1: The recodification of ordinances of the City of Scott City, Kansas, as authorized by K.S.A. 12-3014 and 12-2015, as set out in the following titles, Titles 1 through 11, and titled the "Code of the City of Scott City, Kansas, 1998" is hereby adopted and ordained as the "Code of the City of Scott City, Kansas, 1998" and said recodification shall become effective upon publication of not less than three (3) copies of said code in loose-leaf book form.

   SECTION 2: All ordinances and parts of ordinances of a general nature passed prior to January 4, 1999, up to and including Ordinance No. 1007, in force and effect at the date of publication of not less than three (3) copies of the "Code of the City of Scott City, Kansas, 1998", and this ordinance, are hereby repealed as of the date of publication of said code except as hereinafter provided.

   SECTION 3: In construing this ordinance, the following ordinances shall not be considered or held to be ordinances of a general nature:

   A. Ordinances pertaining to the acquisition of property or interests in property by gift, purchase, devise, bequest, appropriation, or condemnation;

   B. Ordinances opening, dedicating, widening, vacating, or narrowing streets, avenues, alleys, and boulevards;

   C. Ordinances establishing and changing grades of streets, avenues, alleys, and boulevards;

   D. Ordinances naming or changing the names of streets, avenues, alleys, and boulevards;

   E. Ordinances authorizing or directing public improvements to be made;

   F. Ordinances creating districts for public improvements of whatsoever kind or nature;

   G. Ordinances levying general taxes;

   H. Ordinances levying special assessments or taxes;

   I. Ordinances granting any rights, privileges, easements or franchises therein mentioned to any person, firm, or corporation;

   J. Ordinances authorizing the issuance of bonds and other instruments of indebtedness by the City;

   K. Ordinances authorizing contracts;

   L. Ordinances establishing the limits of the City or pertaining to annexation or exclusion of territory;

   M. Ordinances relating to compensation of officials, officers, and employees of the City;

   N. Ordinances of a temporary nature;

Provided, that the above enumeration of exceptions shall not be held or deemed to be exclusive, it being the purpose and intention to exempt from repeal any and all ordinances not of a general nature and general ordinances specifically excepted by this section.

   SECTION 4: The arrangement and classification of the several titles, chapters, articles, and sections of the code adopted by Section 1 of this ordinance and the headnotes and footnotes at the end of the section, are made for the purpose of convenience and orderly arrangement, and do not constitute a part of the ordinances, and therefore, no implication or presumption of legislative intent or construction is to be drawn therefrom.

   SECTION 5: The repeal of ordinances as provided in Section 2 hereof, shall not affect any rights acquired, fines, penalties, forfeitures or liabilities incurred thereunder, or actions involving any of the provisions of said ordinances or parts thereof. Said ordinances above repealed are hereby continued in force and effect after the passage, approval and publication of this ordinance for the purpose of such rights, fines, penalties, forfeitures, liabilities and actions therefore.

   SECTION 6: If for any reason any title, chapter, article, section, subsection, sentence, portion or part of the "Code of the City of Scott City, Kansas, 1998" or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision will not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.

   SECTION 7: This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the publication of the "Code of the City of Scott City, Kansas, 1998" as provided in K.S.A. 12-3015.

Passed this 5th day of April, 1999.