CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF BLACK JACK, MISSOURI
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Published in 1983 by Order of the City Council
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>OFFICIALS
of the
CITY OF BLACK JACK, MISSOURI
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Norman C. McCourt
Mayor____________
Donald Krank
Forestrel McClain
William (Bill) Miller
Sandra K. Muller
Arnold Hinkle
Abdu Raqeeb White (A.J.)
Benjamin Allen, Sr.
Rodney Grady
Council Members____________
Sheldon Stock
Special Counsel____________
Karen E. Robinson, MRCC-S/CMC-S
City Clerk/Executive Assistant to the MayorPREFACE
This Code is a codification of the ordinances of the City of Black Jack, Missouri of a general and permanent nature.
The chapters of the Code are arranged in alphabetical order and the sections within each chapter are catchlined to facilitate usage. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code. By use of the Comparative Tables appearing in the back of the volume, the reader can locate any ordinance included herein.
Footnotes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant provision of the state law have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of this volume.
Numbering System
The numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and local government codes. Each section number consists of two component parts separated by a dash, the figure before the dash representing the chapter number and the figure after the dash indicating the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the first section of chapter 1 is numbered 1-1 and the tenth section of chapter 20 is 20-10. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter, and, at the same time, new sections or even whole chapters can be inserted in their proper places, simply by using the decimal system for amendments. By way of illustration: If new material consisting of three sections that would logically come between sections 20-10 and 20-11 is desired to be added, such new sections would be numbered 20-10.1, 20-10.2 and 20-10.3, respectively. New chapters may be included in the same manner. If the new material is to be included between chapters 10 and 11 it will be designated as chapter 10.5. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject, the next successive number being assigned to the article or division.
Index
The index has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of the headings being couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology and still others in language generally used by government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index itself which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which he is interested.
Looseleaf Supplements
A special feature of this Code is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental service, by which the Code will be kept up-to-date periodically. Upon the final passage of amendatory ordinances, they will be properly edited and the page or pages affected will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the Code, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages. The successful maintenance of this Code up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the volume. As revised sheets are received it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publishers that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.
Acknowledgments
The publication of this Code was under the direct supervision of George R. Langford, President, and Roger D. Merriam, Supervising Editor of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.
The publishers are most grateful to the City's Prosecuting Attorney, Mr. Sheldon K. Stock, for his cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this Code. It is hoped that the efforts of the City and those of the publishers have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the City readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the City's affairs.
MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION
Tallahassee, FloridaADOPTING ORDINANCE
BILL NO. 342
ORDINANCE NO. 301
An Ordinance Adopting and Enacting a New Code for the City of Black Jack, Missouri, Establishing the Same; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Ordinances Not Included Therein; Providing for the Manner of Amending and Supplementing Such Code; and Providing When Such Code and This Ordinance Shall Become Effective.
Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Black Jack, Missouri, as Follows:
Section 1: That the Code of Ordinances, consisting of Chapters 1 to 20, each inclusive, is hereby adopted and enacted as "Code of Ordinances, City of Black Jack, Missouri," which Code shall supersede all general and permanent ordinances of the City adopted on or before April 20, 1983, to the extent provided in section [2] hereof.
Section 2: That all provisions of such Code shall be in full force and effect from and after January 1, 1984; and all ordinances of a general and permanent nature of the City adopted on final passage on or before December 14, 1982, and not included in such Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are hereby repealed from and after the effective date of such Code.
Section 3: That 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 which is repealed by this ordinance.
Section 4: That except as otherwise provided by state law, whenever in this Code or in any ordinance or resolution of the City any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or whenever in such Code, ordinance or resolution the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful or an offense, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of such Code or any ordinance or resolution shall constitute an offense and shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Dollar ($1.00) and not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding three (3) months, or both. Each day any violation of any provision of this Code or of any such ordinance or resolution shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
In addition to the penalty hereinabove provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of such Code or any such ordinance or resolution shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be, by the City, abated as provided by law; and each day that such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.
Section 5: That any and all additions and amendments to such Code, when passed in such form as to indicate the intention of the governing body to make the same a part of such Code, shall be deemed to be incorporated in such Code, so that reference to such Code shall be understood and intended to include such additions and amendments.
Section 6: That in case of the amendment of any section of such Code, for which a penalty is not provided, the general penalty as provided in section 4 of this ordinance and in Section 1-13 of such Code shall apply to the section as amended, or in case such amendment contains provisions for which a penalty, other than the aforementioned general penalty is provided in another section is the same chapter, the penalty so provided in such other section shall be held to relate to the section so amended, unless such penalty is specifically repealed therein.
Section 7: Any ordinance adopted after December 14, 1982, which amends or refers to ordinances which have been codified in such Code shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of such Code.
Section 8: That this ordinance, and the Code adopted hereby, shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, as provided by law.
PASSED THIS 3rd DAY OF JANUARY, 1984.
/s/ Harold J. Evangelista,
MayorATTEST:
/s/ Gloria J. Starzyk,
City ClerkAPPROVED THIS 4th DAY OF JANUARY, 1984.
/s/ Harold J. Evangelista,
Mayor