[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Lexington 2-23-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-3 (Ch. 2, Art. 2, of
the 1998 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
All ordinances passed by the Mayor and the City
Council shall be recorded by the Clerk, in a book or books with index,
the originals to be filed in the Clerk's office, and due proof of
publication of all ordinances requiring publication, by the certificate
of the printer or publisher, shall be procured by the Clerk and attached
thereto, or written and attested thereon the face of such ordinance.
When any ordinance repealing a former ordinance,
clause or provision shall be itself repealed, such repeal shall not
be construed to revise such former ordinance, clause or provision;
unless it shall be therein so expressly provided.
Whenever any words in any ordinance importing
the plural number shall be used in describing or referring to any
matters, parties, or persons, any single matter, party, or person
shall be deemed to be included, although distributive words shall
not be used; and when subject matter, party, or persons shall be referred
to in any ordinance by words importing the singular only, or the masculine
gender, several matters, parties, or persons, and females as well
as males and bodies corporate shall be included, provided that these
rules and constructions shall not be applied to any ordinance which
shall contain any expressed provisions excluding such construction,
or where the subject matter or context of such ordinance may be repugnant
thereto.
All printed books containing the revised ordinances
shall be in the custody of the City Clerk. He/She shall deliver one
copy thereof to each officer of the City and to such other persons
as the board may direct.
This Code may be amended as the City Council,
from time to time, deems necessary.
The City Clerk shall keep a separate book containing
every amendment or addition passed to this Code, with a reference
on each copy of such amendment or addition as to the place in the
record or ordinances where the original ordinance may be found.
