Style of ordinances - Title and subject - Enacting clause

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An ordinance may contain only one subject and the subject shall be expressed in its title. The enacting clause of all ordinances passed by a municipal governing body shall be: 1. "Be it ordained by the Council of the City of _______", for city ordinances; or 2. "Be it ordained by the Board of Trustees of the Town of _______", for town ordinances. The enacting clause of ordinances proposed by the voters under their powerof initiative shall be "Be it ordained by the People of the _______ (City of Town) of _______".

Laws 1977, c. 256, § 14-104, eff. July 1, 1978.


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