There is hereby established the Code of the Village of Russell Gardens (hereafter the "Code"), consisting of Chapters 1 through 64, together with such Appendix chapters as shall be deemed advisable by the Village Board. Except as provided hereinafter, all chapters of the Code hereby established shall be deemed reserved, pending adoption by the Village Board of legislation specifically enacting various chapters of said Code.
The provisions of the Code, insofar as they are substantively the same as those of local laws, ordinances and resolutions in force immediately prior to the enactment of the Code by this local law, are intended as a continuation of such local laws, ordinances and resolutions and not as new enactments, and the effectiveness of such provisions shall date from the date of adoption of the prior local law, ordinance or resolution. All such provisions are hereby continued in full force and effect and are hereby reaffirmed as to their adoption by the Village Board of the Village of Russell Gardens, and it is the intention of said Village Board that each such provision contained within the Code is hereby reenacted and reaffirmed as it appears in said Code. Only such provisions of former local laws, ordinances and resolutions as are omitted from this Code shall be deemed repealed or abrogated by the provisions of § 1-3 below, from the effective date of this Code.
All local laws, ordinances and resolutions of a general and permanent nature heretofore adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Russell Gardens and in force on the date of the adoption of this local law and not referred to or incorporated herein are hereby repealed as of the effective date of this local law, except as hereinafter provided.
The repeal of local laws, ordinances and resolutions provided for in § 1-3 of this local law shall not affect, limit or curtail any local law, ordinance and/or resolution in force prior to the effective date of this local law which:
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Establishes, creates or fixes any right, liability or obligation, of whatsoever nature or description, heretofore accrued or incurred.
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Imposes any penalty, punishment or forfeiture for any act or omission heretofore committed.
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Grants any franchise, license, right or privilege.
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Imposes or levies any special assessment, tax or charge.
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Otherwise fixes and determines the rights, liability and obligation of the village, its officials and employees and any third persons.
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Any local law, ordinance or resolution adopted subsequent to August 9, 1976.
A copy of the Code, in loose-leaf form, shall be filed in the office of the Village Clerk of the Village of Russell Gardens and shall be certified to by the Village Clerk by impressing thereon the seal of the Village of Russell Gardens or a facsimile thereof. Such certified copy shall remain on file in the office of said Village Clerk to be made available to persons desiring to examine the same during all times while the Code is in effect.
Any and all local laws or other legislation adopted in such form as to indicate the intention of the Village Board to be a part of this Code, whether as amendments, deletions or supplements to chapters (or Articles) then appearing in the Code or as new chapters (or Articles) to be added to said Code, shall be deemed to be incorporated into such Code so that reference to the "Code of the Village of Russell Gardens" shall be understood and intended to include such additions, deletions, amendments or supplements. Whenever such additions, deletions, amendments or supplements to the Code shall be enacted or adopted, they shall thereafter be inserted in the loose-leaf book containing the said Code, as amendments and supplements thereto.
It shall be the duty of the Village Clerk, or someone authorized and directed by the Village Clerk and/or the Village Board, to keep up-to-date the certified copy of the book containing the Code required to be filed in the office of the Village Clerk for use by the public. All changes in said Code and all local laws and other legislation adopted by the Village Board subsequent to the enactment of this local law in such form as to indicate the intention of said Village Board to be a part of said Code shall, when finally enacted or adopted, be included therein by temporary attachment of a copy of such changes, local laws or other legislation until such changes, local laws or other legislation are more permanently printed as supplements to said Code book, at which time such supplements shall be inserted therein.
The Village Clerk of the Village of Russell Gardens, pursuant to law, shall cause to be published, in the manner required, notice of the introduction and adoption of this local law in the official newspaper of the village. The enactment and application of this local law, coupled with the availability of a copy of the Code for inspection by the public, shall be deemed, held and considered to be due and legal publication of all provisions of the Code for all purposes.
Any person who, without authorization from the Village Clerk, changes or amends, by additions or deletions, any part or portion of the Code of the Village of Russell Gardens, or who alters or tampers with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the legislation of the Village of Russell Gardens to be misrepresented thereby, or who violates any other provision of this Article, shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty provisions set forth in Article III of this local law.