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ORDINANCE NO. 587
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT, CALIFORNIA, TO CODIFY THE
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT DOES ORDAIN as
follows, and add to the Municipal Codes as herein below adopted as
Sections 1.01.010 - 1.01.110 the following Sections:
SECTION 1: (Municipal Code Section 1.01.010) CODE ADOPTED.
The Beaumont Municipal Code, as compiled from the ordinances
of the City, and edited and published by Book Publishing Company of
Seattle, Washington, together with those secondary codes adopted by
reference as authorized by the California State Legislature, save
and except those portions of the secondary codes as are deleted or
modified by the provisions of this Code, is hereby adopted as the
code of Beaumont.
SECTION 2: (Municipal Code Section 1.01.020) TITLE -
CITATION -REFERENCE.
This code shall be known as the "Beaumont Municipal Code"
and it shall be sufficient to refer to this. code as the "Beaumont
Municipal Code" in any prosecution for the violation of any provi-
sion thereof or in any proceeding at law or equity. It shall also
be sufficient to designate any ordinance adding to, amending,
correcting or repealing all or any part or portion thereof as an
addition to, amendment to, correction of, or repeal of the "Beaumont
Municipal Code". Further reference may be had to the titles,
chapters, sections and subsections of the "Beaumont Municipal Code"
and such reference shall apply to that numbered title, chapter,
section or subsection as it appears in this code.
SECTION 3 (Municipal Code Section 1.01.030)
APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS.
REFERENCE
Whenever a reference is made to this code as the "Beaumont
Municipal Code" or to any portion thereof, or to any ordinance of
the City, the reference shall apply to all amendments, corrections
and additions heretofore, now, or hereafter made.
SECTION 4 (Municipal Code Section 1.01.040) CODIFICATION
AUTHORITY.
This code consists of all of the regulatory and penal ordi-
nances and certain of the administrative ordinances of the City,
codified pursuant to Sections 50022.1 through 50022.10 of the
Government Code of the State.
SECTION 5 (Municipal Code Section 1.01.050) DEFINITIONS
AND CONSTRUCTION.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following words
and phrases where used in this code shall have the meaning and con-
struction given in this section:
(1) "Code" means the "Beaumont Municipal Code";
(2) "City" means the City of Beaumont;
(3) "City Council" means the City Council of Beaumont;
(4) "County" means the County of Riverside;
(5) "Person" means any natural person, firm, association,
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joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, organization; club,
company, corporation, business trust, or their manager, lessee,
agent, servant, officer, or employee of any of them;
(6) "State" means the State of California,
(7) "Oath" includes affirmation;
(8) Gender. The masculine gender includes the feminine and
neuter;
(9) Number. The singular number includes the plural, and
the plural the singular;
(10) Tenses. The present tense includes the past and future
tenses, and the future tense includes the present tense;
(11) Shall, May. "Shall" is mandatory; "May" is permissive;
(12) Title of office. The use of the title of any officer,
employee, department, board or commission means that officer, em-
ployee, department, board or commission of the City.
SECTION 6 (Municipal Code Section 1.01.060) REFERENCE TO
SPECIFIC ORDINANCES.
The provisions of this code shall not in any manner affect
deposits or other matters or record which refer to, or are otherwise
connected with ordinances which are therein specifically designated
by number or otherwise, and which are included within this code,
but such reference shall be construed to apply to the corresponding
provisions contained within this code.
SECTION 7 (Municipal Code Section 1.01.070)
ON PAST ACTIONS AND OBLIGATIONS.
EFFECT OF CODE
Neither the adoption of this code nor the repeal or amend-
ment hereby of any ordinance or part or portion of any ordinance of
the City shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations
of ordinances; which violations were committed prior to February 9,
1984 , nor be construed as a waiver of any license, fee, or
penalty at February 9, 1984 , due and upaid under such ordin-
ances, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such
ordinances relating to the collection of any such license, fee or
penalty, or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof
nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu
thereof required to be posted, filed, or deposited pursuant to any
ordinance, and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining
shall continue in full force and effect.
DATE.
SECTION 8 (Municipal Code Section 1.01.080) EFFECTIVE
This code shall become effective on
February 9, 1984
SECTION_9 (Municipal Code Section 1.01.090) PENALTY FOR
VIOLATION--CONTINJING VIOLATIONS.
Whenever in this code or in any other ordinance of the City,
or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, any act is
prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or
the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is
declared to be unlawful or a misdemeanor, where no specific penalty
is provided therefor, the violation of any such provisions of this
code or any other ordinance of the City shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for a
term not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and impri-
sonment.
Every day any violation of this code or any other ordinance
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