ADOPTING ORDINANCE

CITY OF WELLS
ORDINANCE NO. 124

AN ORDINANCE CODIFYING AND COMPILING THE GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WELLS; PROVIDING FOR PERPETUAL CODIFICATION, DISTRIBUTION OF CODIFICATION, DEFINITIONS, AND CONSTRUCTION OF WORDS, AND INCORPORATION OF A COPY OF THE CITY CHARTER.

WHEREAS, the board of councilmen of the city of Wells, Nevada have deemed it to be in the best interests of the citizens of Wells that the general ordinances of the city of Wells be compiled as a city code;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNCILMEN OF THE CITY OF WELLS:

SECTION I:

Enactment of Wells city code. The Wells city code prepared by Sterling Codifiers, Inc., is hereby approved and accepted in its published form, and is hereby adopted and enacted as the law of the city of Wells.

SECTION II:

Upon passage of this ordinance, two (2) copies of the Wells city code adopted and enacted hereby shall be filed with the librarian of the supreme court law library, and thereafter the same shall be received in all courts of this state as an authorized compilation of the general municipal ordinances of the city of Wells. These copies shall be supplemented as hereinafter provided.

SECTION III:

One copy of this Wells city code shall be filed in the office of the city clerk of the city of Wells as part of this ordinance, and shall be perpetually retained in the city clerk's office without supplementation or alteration as the original Wells city code adopted and enacted by this ordinance. Such official copy shall be available for inspection by the public in the office of the city clerk, and shall be received as prima facie evidence in all courts and places without further proof as the original Wells city code adopted by this board.

One further copy of this Wells city code shall be filed in the office of the city clerk of the city of Wells which the city clerk shall keep currently supplemented as provided in this ordinance, and which shall be available for inspection by the public in the office of the city clerk, and which shall be received as prima facie evidence in all courts and places without further proof as the Wells city code as supplemented.

SECTION IV:

There is hereby adopted as a method of perpetual codification and supplementation, the loose-leaf type of binding for the Wells city code and to supply continuous supplemental service, each newly adopted ordinance of the city of Wells of a general nature, amending, altering, adding to or deleting the provisions of this Wells city code shall, within thirty (30) days following the date of passage and adoption be printed with proper code title, chapter and section numbers, excluding from the ordinances the titles, enacting clauses, signatures, attestations, and other formal parts, and such supplement to this code so prepared shall be inserted in its proper place in the Wells city code by the city clerk of the city of Wells. Two (2) copies of the supplements as prepared shall be submitted to the librarian of the supreme court law library for insertion in the copies of the Wells city code on file. Copies of such supplements shall be made available to the public on such terms and at such price or charge as the city manager shall determine from time to time.

SECTION V:

The Wells city code shall have incorporated therein as part thereof a copy of the city charter of the city of Wells as amended and extended, together with all further amendments, extensions, supplements, and changes thereto.

SECTION VI:

If any section, paragraph, clause, or provision of this ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid, unenforceable, or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity, unenforceability, or unconstitutionality of such section, paragraph, clause, or provision shall not affect any remaining provisions of this ordinance.

SECTION VII:

All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

SECTION VIII:

Upon adoption, the city clerk of the city of Wells is hereby directed to have this ordinance published, by title only, together with the councilmen voting for or against its passage, in the Wells Progress, a newspaper printed and published in the city of Wells, for at least one publication.

SECTION IX:

This ordinance shall be effective upon the publication mentioned in section VIII.

PROPOSED AND READ ALOUD to the board of councilmen, and passed and adopted this 24th day of August, 1982, by the following vote of said board: