[1983 Code]
All general ordinances of the Village passed prior to the adoption
of this Village Code are hereby repealed, except such as are included
in this Village Code or are by necessary implication herein reserved
from repeal (subject to the saving clauses contained in the following
sections), and excluding the following ordinances which are not hereby
repealed: tax levy ordinances; appropriation ordinances; ordinances
relating to boundaries and annexations; franchise ordinances and other
ordinances granting special rights to persons or corporations; contract
ordinances and ordinances authorizing the execution of a contract
or the issuance of warrants; salary ordinances; ordinances establishing,
naming or vacating streets, alleys or other public places; improvement
ordinances; bond ordinances; ordinances relating to elections; ordinances
relating to the transfer or acceptance of real estate by or from the
Village; and all special ordinances.
[1983 Code]
No ordinance relating to railroads or railroad crossings with
streets and other public ways, or relating to the conduct, duties,
service or rates of public utilities shall be replaced by virtue of
the preceding section, excepting as this Village Code may contain
provisions for such matters, in which case this Village Code shall
be considered as amending such ordinance or ordinances in respect
to such provisions only.
[1983 Code]
If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this Village Code or any part thereof is for any
reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Code,
or any part thereof. The Village Board of Trustees hereby declares
that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph,
sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any
one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences,
clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional, invalid or ineffective.