Legal Documents of Kingston

Section 4.09. Ordinances -- adoption, codification, etc. The enacting clause of each ordinance shall be: "Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Kingston." Every proposed ordinance shall be in writing. Each ordinance, before being adopted, shall be read at two (2) separate meetings, which maybe regular or special. As used in this section, "read" means the reading of the caption of the ordinance. All ordinances of a penal nature passed shall be published at least once in the official newspaper of the city, and no such ordinance shall be in force until it is published. The council shall, within a two-year period after the adoption of this charter, and every ten (10) years thereafter, arrange for the codification of the ordinances of the city. Copies of this charter, code, and current loose-leaf editions of the official code shall be maintained and made available for purchase by the general public at a fee to be established by the council. In addition, each councilman shall be furnished a copy for his use during his term of office. [As replaced by Priv. Acts 2007, ch. 57, § 1]