§ 1-10. Amendments to Code; effect of new ordinances; amendatory language.  


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  • (a)

    All ordinances passed subsequent to the adoption of this Code of Ordinances which amend, repeal or in any way affect this Code of Ordinances may be numbered in accordance with the numbering system of this Code and printed for inclusion herein. In the case of repeal of chapters, sections and subsections, or any part thereof, by subsequent ordinances, such repealed portions may be excluded from the Code by omission thereof from the reprinted pages affected thereby. Any and all additions and amendments to this Code, when passed in such form as to indicate the intention of the council to make the same a part of this Code, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein, so that a reference to the Code shall be understood and intended to include such additions and amendments.

    (b)

    Amendments to any of the provisions of this Code may be made by amending such provisions by specific reference to the section number of this Code in substantially the following language: "That section _____ of the Code of the Town of Marion, Virginia, is hereby amended to read as follows:…." The new provisions shall then be set out in full as enacted.

    (c)

    If a new section not then existing in the Code is to be added, the following language may be used: "That the Code of the Town of Marion, Virginia, is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered _____, which section reads as follows:…." The new section shall then be set out in full as enacted.

    (d)

    All sections, articles, chapters or provisions desired to be repealed shall be specifically repealed by section, article or chapter number, as the case may be.