CODE OF ORDINANCES - CITY OF SENECA, SOUTH CAROLINA
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GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
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Adopted: May 10, 1983
Effective: July 1, 1983____________
Published in 1983 by Order of the Council
Republished in 1996
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OFFICIALS
of the
CITY OF SENECA, SOUTH CAROLINA
AT THE TIME OF THIS CODIFICATION____________
H. P. "Pat" Covington, Jr.
Mayor____________
L. Harold Abbott
A. T. Dalton
J. F. Dean
Alphonzo D. Gaines, Sr.
Marilyn C. Norton
Sarah B. Owen
Marcus Rogers
Jimmy Rosemond
Councilmembers____________
H. Jerry Balding
City Administrator____________
John W. Fields
City Attorney____________
Barbara J. B. Whitney
Municipal Clerk and TreasurerPREFACE
This Code is a codification of the ordinances of the City of Seneca of a general and permanent nature, and is the first codification since 1960. As expressed in the Adopting Ordinance, the Code supersedes all such ordinances not included therein or recognized as continuing in force by reference thereto. This Code was subsequently republished in 1996.
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 sixteenth section of Chapter 4 is 4-16. 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 6-4 and 6-5 is desired to be added, such new sections would be numbered 6-4.1, 6-4.2 and 6-4.3, respectively. New chapters may be included in the same manner. If the new material is to be included between Chapters 12 and 13, it will be designated as Chapter 12.5. 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 officials 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. Each such amendment, when incorporated into this Code, may be cited as a part hereof, as provided in Section 4 of the Adopting Ordinance.
The successful maintenance of this Code up-to-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 direct supervision of George R. Langford, President, and James S. Vaught, 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 publishers are most grateful to Mr. H. Jerry Balding, City Administrator, Mr. John W. Fields, City Attorney, and Ms. Barbara J. B. Whitney, Municipal Clerk and Treasurer, 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.
The city authorized the republication of this Code in May 1995, and this volume is issued as a replacement copy to replace all existing copies of the Code as published in 1983 and supplemented through Supplement Number 4.
This republication was under the supervision of Lori A.S. Hood, Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, and credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff who provided assistance throughout the project.
The publishers are most grateful to Mr. Walter R. Smith, City Clerk-Treasurer, for his participation, cooperation and interest during the preparation of this republication of the Code.
June 1996
MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION Tallahassee, Florida ORDINANCE 83-6
An Ordinance Adopting and Enacting a New Code for the City of Seneca, South Carolina; Establishing the Same; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Ordinances Not Included Therein Except as Herein Expressly Provided; Providing for the Manner of Amending Such Code; Providing a Penalty for the Violation Thereof; and Providing When This Code Shall Become Effective.
Be It Ordained by the Governing Body of the City of Seneca in Council Duly Assembled and by Authority of the Same:
Section 1. That the Code of Ordinances, consisting of Chapters 1 to 26, each inclusive, is hereby adopted and enacted as the "Code of Ordinances of the City of Seneca, South Carolina," and shall be treated and considered as a new and original comprehensive ordinance which shall supersede all other general and permanent ordinances of the City passed on or before October 12, 1982.
Section 2. That all provisions of such Code shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 1983, and all ordinances of a general and permanent nature of the City of Seneca, adopted on final passage on or before October 12, 1982, and not included in such Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are hereby repealed from and after the effective date of such Code. No resolution of the city, not specifically mentioned is hereby repealed.
Section 3. That whenever in such Code an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor by the Council, or whenever in such Code the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful by the City Council and no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provisions of such Code shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), or imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty (30) days, as provided in Section 1-15 of such Code.
Section 4. Any and all additions and amendments to such Code, when passed in such form as to indicate the intention of the City Council to make the same a part of such Code, shall be deemed to be incorporated in such Code, so that reference to such Code shall be understood and intended to include such additions and amendments.
Section 5. That in case of the amendment of any section of such Code for which a penalty is not provided, the general penalty, as provided in Section 3 of this Ordinance and in Section 1-15 of such Code shall apply to the section as amended, or in case such amendment contains provisions for which a penalty, other than the aforementioned general penalty, is provided in another section in the same chapter, the penalty so provided in such other section shall be held to relate to the section so amended, unless such penalty is specifically repealed therein.
Section 6. That a copy of such Code shall be kept on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk and Treasurer, preserved in looseleaf form, or in such other form as the Municipal Clerk and Treasurer may consider most expedient. It shall be the express duty of the Municipal Clerk and Treasurer or someone authorized by him, to insert in their designated places all amendments, ordinances or resolutions which indicate the intention of the City Council to make the same a part of such Code when the same have been printed or reprinted in page form, and to extract from such Code all provisions which may be repealed from time to time by the City Council. This copy of such Code shall be available for all persons desiring to examine the same.
Section 7. That it shall be unlawful for any person to change or alter, by additions or deletions, any part or portion of such Code, or to insert or delete pages or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the City of Seneca to be misrepresented thereby. Any person violating this section shall be punished as provided in Section 1-15 of the Code of the City of Seneca, South Carolina, and in Section 3 of this Ordinance.
Section 8. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.
Section 9. That this Ordinance shall become effective on July 1, 1983.
ATTEST: /s/ H.P. Covington, Jr.
Mayor/s/ Barbara J. B. Whitney
Municipal Clerk and TreasurerCERTIFICATE
I, Barbara J. B. Whitney, Municipal Clerk and Treasurer, do hereby certify the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of that certain ordinance of like tenor and effect, passed on the 10th day of May, 1983, by the City Council of the City of Seneca, South Carolina, and as now appears duly recorded in the Ordinance Book of proceedings of the said Council in the office of the Municipal Clerk and Treasurer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto fixed my signature on the 10th day of May, 1983.
/s/ Barbara J. B. Whitney
Municipal Clerk and Treasurer