Chapter 1.01
OFFICIAL CITY CODE

Sections:

1.01.010    Title.

1.01.020    Acceptance.

1.01.030    Amendments.

1.01.040    Interpretations.

1.01.050    Code alteration.

1.01.010 Title.

Upon adoption by the City Council, this City Code is hereby declared to be and shall hereafter constitute the official City Code of the City of Newman. Any reference made to the number of any section contained herein shall be understood to refer to the position of the same under 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 City Code by title in any legal document.

1.01.020 Acceptance.

The City Code, as hereby presented in printed form, shall hereafter be received without further proof in all courts and in all administrative tribunals in this State as the ordinances of the City of general and permanent effect, except the excluded ordinances enumerated in NCC 1.02.010.

1.01.030 Amendments.

Any ordinance amending this City Code shall set forth the title, chapter and section number of the section or sections to be amended, and this shall constitute sufficient compliance with any statutory requirement pertaining to the amendment or revision by ordinance of any part of this City Code. All such amendments or revisions by ordinance shall be immediately forwarded to the codifiers and the said ordinance material shall be prepared for insertion in its proper place in each copy of this City Code. Each such replacement page shall be properly identified and shall be inserted in each individual copy of the City Code.

1.01.040 Interpretations.

In the determination of the provisions of each section of this Code the following rules shall be observed:

A. Intent to Defraud. Whenever an intent to defraud is required in order to constitute an offense, it shall be sufficient if an intent appears to defraud any person.

B. Liability of Employers and Agents. When the provisions of any section of this City Code prohibit the commission of an act, not only the person actually doing the prohibited act or omitting the directed act, but also the employer and all other persons concerned with or in aiding or abetting the said person shall be guilty of the offense described and liable to the penalty set forth.

1.01.050 Code alteration.

It shall be deemed unlawful for any person to alter, change, replace or deface in any way any section or any page of this City Code in such a manner that the meaning of any phrase or order may be changed or omitted. Replacement pages may be inserted according to the official instructions when so authorized by the City Council. The Clerk shall see that the replacement pages are properly inserted in the official copies maintained in the office of the Clerk. Any person having in his custody an official copy of the City Code shall make every effort to maintain said Code in an up to date and efficient manner. He shall see to the immediate insertion of new or replacement pages when such are delivered to him or made available to him through the office of the City Clerk. Said 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 Clerk when directed so to do by order of the City Council. (1977 Code)