It shall be deemed unlawful for any person to alter, change, replace or deface in any way any section or any page of this code in such a manner that the meaning of any phrase or order may be changed or omitted. Replacement pages shall be inserted according to the official instructions when so authorized by the council. The city finance officer shall see that the replacement pages are properly inserted in the official copies maintained in the office of the finance officer. Any person having custody of a copy of the city code shall make every effort to maintain said code current as to the most recent ordinances passed. Such person shall see to the immediate insertion of new or replacement pages when such are delivered or made available to such person through the office of the city finance officer. Such code books, while in actual possession of officials and other interested persons, shall be and remain the property of the city and shall be returned to the office of the city finance officer when directed so to do by order of the council. (2008 Code)