Chapter 27 - The Code
Division 1 - General
SEC. 27.1-1 TITLE. This Code shall be known as the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal of 1969. Any reference to the number of any section contained herein shall be understood to refer to the position of same under its appropriate heading, its article heading, if any, and to the penalty clause relating thereto, as well as to the section itself, when reference is made to this Code by title in any legal document or ordinance of the Town hereafter.
SEC. 27.1-2 CONSTRUCTION OF WORDS. Whenever any word in any section of this Code importing the plural number is used in describing or referring to any matters, parties or persons, any single matter, party or person shall be deemed to be included, although distributive words may not be used. When any subject matter party or persons is referred to in this Code by words importing the singular person or number only, or the masculine gender, several matters, parties or persons, and females as well as males, and bodies corporate shall be deemed to be included. The words, "person, firm or corporation" shall be deemed to include any association or organization of any kind. Words in the present shall be deemed to include the future.
SEC. 27.1-3 PENALTIES. In all cases where the same offense is made punishable or is created by different clauses or sections of this Code the prosecuting officer may elect under which to proceed; but not more than one recovery shall be had against the same person for the same offense, provided that the revocation of a license or permit shall not be considered a recovery or penalty so as to bar any other penalty being enforced.
Whenever in this Code the doing of any act or the omission to do an act constitutes a breach of any section or provision of this Code and there shall be no fine or penalty declared for such breach, any person who shall be convicted of any such breach shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense. Each day that any such violation or failure continues shall be considered as a separate and distinct offense and shall be punishable as such. (Amended 6/3/02 by Ord. No. 4797)
SEC. 27.1-4 OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES. Whenever in this Code reference is made to a town officer or employee by title only, this shall be construed as though it were followed by the words "of the Town of Normal", and shall be taken to mean officer or employee of this Town having the title mentioned or performing the duties indicated.
SEC. 27.1-5 INTENT. All general provisions, terms, phrases and expressions contained in this Code shall be liberally construed in order that the true intent and meaning of the Town Council may be fully carried out.
SEC. 27.1-6 REFERENCE TO CODE. Any additions or amendments to this Code when passed in such form as to indicate the intention of the Town Council to make the same a part of this Code shall be deemed to be incorporated in this Code so that a reference to the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal of 1969 shall be understood to include them.
SEC. 27.1-7 PENALTIES - AMENDMENTS. In case of amendment of any section of this Code containing provisions for which a penalty is provided in another section, the penalty so provided in such other section shall be held to relate to this section so amended or the amending section whether re-enacted in the amendatory ordinance or not, unless such penalty is specifically repealed therein.
SEC. 27.1-8 RECORDING AMENDMENTS. It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk to keep at least one copy of the Municipal Code of Normal of 1969, which he shall make in the following manner:
Whenever an ordinance which amends or makes an addition to the Code is passed and approved, he shall note on the margin of the section of sections amended that such amendment has been made, with a reference to the place in the amendment book hereinafter described where the amendment may be found; and in case of an addition, he shall mark in the appropriate place a notation that such an addition has been made, with a similar reference to the aforesaid amendment book.
The Town Clerk shall also keep a separate book containing every amendment or addition passed to this Code, with a reference on each copy of such amendment or addition as to the place in the record of ordinances where the original ordinance may be found.
The above-mentioned records shall be kept in addition to the record of ordinances which the Clerk is required to keep by statute.
SEC. 27.1-9 SEVERABILITY. If any part, provision, portion, article, section or subdivision of this Code or any other ordinance of the Town of Normal or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding does not affect other provisions or applications of the Code Section or Ordinances which can be given effect without the invalid application or provision, and the provisions of each Code Section or Ordinance are severable unless otherwise provided. (Amended 11/18/96 by Ord. No. 4421)