(A) Upon the adoption by the City Council, this code is hereby declared to be and shall hereafter constitute the Official City Code of Wallace. This code of ordinances shall be known and cited as the “Wallace City Code” and is hereby published by authority of the City Council and shall be supplemented to incorporate the most recent legislation of the city, as provided in § 10.03. Any reference to the number of any section contained herein shall be understood to refer to the position of the same number, to its appropriate chapter and title heading, and to the general penalty clause relating thereto, as well as to the section itself, when reference is made to this code by title in any legal documents.
(Prior Code, § 1-1-1)
(B) (1) From and after the date of passage of this division (B), this code, containing the compilation of all ordinances of a general nature together with the changes made to said ordinances, under the direction of the governing body of the city, shall be accepted in all courts without question as the official code and law of the city as enacted by the Mayor and City Council.
(2) There is hereby adopted, as a method of perpetual codification, the loose-leaf type of binding together with the continuous supplement service, whereby each newly adopted ordinance of a general and permanent nature amending, altering, adding, or deleting provisions of this official code is identified by the proper catchline and is inserted in the proper place in each of the official copies, one copy of which shall be maintained in the office of the City Clerk, certified as to correctness and available for inspection at any and all times that said office is regularly open.
(3) All ordinances of a general nature included in this official code shall be considered as a continuation of said ordinance provision, and the fact that some provisions have been deliberately eliminated by the governing body shall not serve to cause any interruption in the continuous effectiveness of ordinances included in said official code. All ordinances of a special nature, such as tax levy ordinances, bond ordinances, franchises, vacating ordinances, and annexation ordinances, shall continue in full force and effect unless specifically repealed or amended by a provision of this code. Such ordinances are not intended to be included in this official code.
(4) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to change or amend, by additions or deletions, any part or portion of such code, or to insert or delete pages or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with such code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the city to be misrepresented thereby.
(5) All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.
(6) This division (B) and the rest of this code adopted by the same shall be recorded and shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
(Prior Code, Preface)
(Ord. 2000-01, passed 3-14-2000)