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Chapter 1: General
Provisions
§ 1-1. Legislative
intent.
§ 1-2. Continuation
of existing provisions.
§ 1-3. Repeal of
enactments not included in Code.
§ 1-4. Enactments
saved from repeal; matters not affected.
§ 1-5. Severability.
§ 1-6. Copy of
Code on file.
§ 1-7. Amendments
to Code.
§ 1-8. Code book
to be kept up-to-date.
§ 1-9. Sale of
Code book; supplementation.
§ 1-10. Penalties
for tampering with Code.
§ 1-11. Penalties
for offenses.
§ 1-12. Changes
in previously adopted legislation.
§ 1-13. Incorporation
of provisions into Code.
§ 1-14. When effective.
ARTICLE I
Adoption of Code
[HISTORY: Adopted by
the Board of Trustees of the Village of
Williamsville: Art I,
8-26-1991 as L.L. No. 7-1991. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Be it enacted by the
Board of Trustees of the Village of Williamsville as follows:
§ 1-1. Legislative
intent.
In accordance with Subdivision
3 of § 20 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, the local laws, ordinances
and certain resolutions of the Village of Williamsville shall be known
collectively as the "Code of the Village of Williamsville," hereafter termed
the "Code." Wherever reference is made in any of the local laws, ordinances
and resolutions contained in the "Code of the Village of Williamsville"
to any other local law, ordinance or resolution appearing in said Code,
such reference shall be changed to the appropriate chapter title, chapter
number. Article number or section number appearing in the Code as if such
local law, ordinance or resolution had been formally amended to so read.
§
1-2. Continuation of existing provisions.
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 Board of Trustees of the Village of Williamsville, and it is the
intention of said Board that each such provision contained within the Code
is hereby reaffirmed as it appears in said Code. Only such provisions of
former local laws and ordinances as are omitted from this Code shall be
deemed repealed or abrogated by the provisions of § 1-3 below.
§ 1-3. Repeal of enactments
not included in Code.
All local laws and ordinances
of a general and permanent nature of the Village of Williamsville in force
on the date of the adoption of this local law and not contained in such
Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein are hereby
repealed from and after the effective date of this local law.
§ 1-4. Enactments
saved from repeal; matters not affected.
The repeal of local laws
and ordinances provided for in § 1-3 of this local law shall not affect
the following classes of local laws, ordinances, rights and obligations,
which are hereby expressly saved from repeal.
A. Any right or liability
established, accrued or incurred under any legislative provision of the
Village of Williamsville prior to the effective date of this local law
or any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of such right or
liability.
B. An offense or act
committed or done before the effective date of this local law in violation
of any legislative provision of the Village of Williamsville or any penalty,
punishment or forfeiture which may result therefrom.
C. Any prosecution, indictment,
action, suit or other proceeding pending or any judgment rendered prior
to the effective date of this local law, brought pursuant to any legislative
provision of the Village of Williamsville.
D. Any franchise, license,
right, easement or privilege heretofore granted or conferred by the Village
of Williamsville.
E. Any local law or ordinance
of the Village of Williamsville providing for the laying out, opening,
altering, widening, relocating, straightening, establishing grade, changing
name, improvement, acceptance or vacation of any right-of-way, easement,
street, road, highway, park or other public place within the Village of
Williamsville or any portion thereof.
F. Any local law or ordinance
of the Village of Williamsville appropriating money or transferring funds,
promising or guaranteeing the payment of money or authorizing the issuance
and delivery of any bond of the Village of Williamsville or other instruments
or evidence of the village's indebtedness.
G. Local laws or ordinances
authorizing the purchase, sale, lease or transfer of property, or any lawful
contract or obligation.
H. The levy or imposition
of special assessments or charges.
I. The dedication of
property.
J. Any legislation relating
to salaries.
K. Any legislation adopted
subsequent to February 25, 1991.
§ 1-5. Severability.
If any clause, sentence,
paragraph. section, Article, chapter or part of this local law or of any
local law, ordinance or resolution included in this Code now or through
supplementation shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the
remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the clause,
sentence, paragraph. section, Article, chapter or part thereof directly
involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
§ 1-6 Copy of Code
on file.
A copy of the Code, in loose-leaf
form, has been filed in the office of the Village Clerk of the Village
of Williamsville and shall remain there for use and examination by the
public until final action is taken on this local law; and, if this local
law shall be adopted. such copy shall be certified to by the Village Clerk
of the Village of Williamsville by impressing thereon the Seal of the Village
of Williamsville, and 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 said Code is in effect. The enactment and
publication 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.
§
1-7. Amendments to Code.
Any and all additions, deletions.
amendments or supplements to any of the local laws, ordinances and resolutions
known collectively as the "Code of the Village of Williamsville" or any
new local laws or resolutions. when enacted or adopted in such form as
to indicate the intention of the Board of Trustees to be a part thereof
shall be deemed to be incorporated into such Code so that reference to
the Code shall he 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 printed and, as provided hereunder, inserted in the loose-leaf hook
containing said Code as amendments and supplements thereto. Nothing contained
in this local law shall affect the status of any local law, ordinance or
resolution contained herein, and such local laws, ordinances or resolutions
may be amended, deleted or changed from time to time as the Board of Trustees
deems desirable.
§ 1-8. Code book to
be kept up-to-date.
It shall be the duty of
the Village Clerk to keep up-to-date the certified copy of the hook containing
the Code of the Village of Williamsville 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 resolutions adopted by the Board of Trustees subsequent
to the enactment of this local law in such form as to indicate the intention
of said Board to be a part of said Code shall, when finally enacted or
adopted, be included therein by temporary attachment of copies of such
changes, local laws or resolutions until such changes, local laws or resolutions
are printed as supplements to said Code hook. at which time such supplements
shall be inserted therein.
§ 1-9. Sale of Code
book; supplementation.
Copies of the Code may be
purchased from the Village Clerk of the Village of Williamsville upon the
payment of a fee to be set by resolution of the Board of Trustees, which
Board may also arrange by resolution for procedures for the periodic supplementation
thereof.
§
1-10. Penalties for tampering with Code.
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 Williamsville
or who alters or tampers with such Code in any manner whatsoever which
will cause the legislation of the Village of Williamsville to he misrepresented
thereby or who violates any other provision of this local law shall be
guilty of an offense and shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to
a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.) or imprisonment
for a term of not more than fifteen (15) days, or both.
§ 1-11. Penalties for
offenses.
Except where specifically
provided elsewhere, any person who shall commit an offense against any
provision of the Code of the Village of Williamsville shall, upon conviction
thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State
of New York, punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars
($250.) or by imprisonment for not exceeding fifteen (15) days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
§ 1-12. Changes in
previously adopted legislation.
A. In compiling and preparing
the local laws, ordinances and resolutions for publication as the Code
of the Village of Williamsville. no changes in the meaning or intent of
such local laws, ordinances and resolutions have been made. except as provided
for in Subsection B hereof. In addition, certain grammatical changes and
other minor nonsubstantive changes were made in one (1) or more of said
pieces of legislation. It is the intention of the Board of Trustees that
all such changes be adopted as part of the Code as if the local laws, ordinances
and resolutions had been previously formally amended to read as such.
B. In addition, the following
changes, amendments or revisions are made herewith, to become effective
upon the effective date of this local law. (Chapter and section number
references are to the local laws, ordinances and resolutions as they have
been renumbered and appear in the Code.)1
§ 1-13. Incorporation
of provisions into Code.
The provisions of this local
law are hereby made Article I of Chapter 1 of the Code of the Village of
Williamsville, such local law to be entitled "General Provisions. Article
I, Adoption of Code." and the sections of this local law shall be numbered
§§ 1-1 to 1-14, inclusive.
§ 1-14. When effective.
This local law shall take
effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State
of New York.
(1) Editor's Note: Pursuant
to 1-12B, the following Code sections were amended: §§ 8.7, 25-6,
25-10, 31-4, 31-8, 31-10(1), 31-11E(2) and (3), 31-12, 31-13, 39-7, 39-9E,
47-9, 67-1, 70-23, 93-5A, 93-7A(1) and 97-8. A complete description of
these changes is on file in the office of the Village Clerk.
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