ADOPTING ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 672

An Ordinance Adopting and Enacting a New Code for the City of Spearfish, South Dakota; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Ordinances Not Included Therein; Providing a Penalty for the Violation Thereof, Providing for the Manner of Amending Such Code; and Providing When Such Code and This Ordinance Shall Become Effective.

Be It Ordained By the Common Council of the City of Spearfish:

   Section 1.    The Code entitled "Revised Ordinances of the City of Spearfish, South Dakota" published by Municipal Code Corporation, consisting of Chapters 1 through 19, each inclusive, is adopted.

   Section 2.    All ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on or before June 19, 1989, and not included in the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are repealed.

   Section 3.    The repeal provided for in section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is repealed by this ordinance.

   Section 4.    Unless another penalty is expressly provided, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of the Code or any ordinance, rule or regulation adopted or issued in pursuance thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). Each act of violation and each day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. The penalty provided by this section, unless another penalty is expressly provided, shall apply to the amendment of any Code section whether or not such penalty is reenacted in the amendatory ordinance. In addition to the penalty prescribed above, the city may pursue other remedies such as abatement of nuisances, injunctive relief, and revocation of licenses or permits.

   Section 5.    Additions or amendments to the Code when passed in the form as to indicate the intention of the common council to make the same a part of the Code shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the additions and amendments.

   Section 6.    Ordinances adopted after June 19, 1989, that amend or refer to ordinances that have been codified in the Code, shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of the Code.

   Dated this 5th day of March, 1990.

CITY OF SPEARFISH

By: /s/ ____________

Mayor

ATTEST:

By: /s/    _____________

Finance Officer

FIRST READING: 3-5-90

SECOND READING: 3-19-90

ADOPTED: 3-19-90

PUBLISHED: 3-27-90

EFFECTIVE: 4-16-90