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 Code of Ordinances

CODE OF ORDINANCES OF GAUTIER, MISSISSIPPI  

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    GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY

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    Published by Order of the City Council

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    M MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION
    CC Tallahassee, Florida     1989

    OFFICIALS

    of the

    CITY OF GAUTIER, MISSISSIPPI

    AT THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION

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    William D. Scheffler

    Mayor

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    Gordon Ellingson

    Russell Gill

    Walter Perez, Jr.

    R. O. Williams

    John O. Read

    Councilmen

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    Joe Madison

    City Manager

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    Pearl B. Mercer

    City Clerk

    PREFACE

    This Code constitutes a complete recodification of the ordinances of the City of Gautier, Mississippi of a general and permanent nature.

    Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the ordinances adopted by the city council. 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 this volume, the reader can locate any ordinance included herein.

    The chapters of the Code have been conveniently arranged in alphabetical order and the various sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Footnotes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state laws 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 municipal codes. Each section number consists of two component parts separated by a dash, the figure before the dash referring to the chapter number and the figure after the dash referring to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the first section of Chapter 1 is numbered 1-1 and the twenty-first section of Chapter 15 is 15-21. 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 place 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 4-3 and 4-4 is desired to be added, such new sections would be numbered 4-3.1, 4-3.2 and 4-3.3, respectively. New chapters may be included in the same manner. If the new material is to be included between Chapters 7 and 8, it will be designated as Chapter 7.5. 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 of the Code 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 municipal officers 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 to which the attention of the user is especially directed is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing for the Code. With this system, the Code will be kept up-to-date periodically. Upon the final passage of amendatory ordinances, they will be properly edited and the appropriate 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.

    Successfully maintaining this Code up-do-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 Robert L. Laslie, Vice President-Supplements, and Anne Wilson, Supplement 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 publisher is most grateful to Ms. Pearl B. Mercer, City Clerk and Charles Fulghum, Interim City Manager for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this Code. It is hoped that their efforts 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.

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