CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF GEORGETOWN, SOUTH CAROLINA

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GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY

Published in 1984 by Order of the City Council

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Adopted September 7, 1984
Effective September 7, 1984

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OFFICIALS
of the
CITY OF GEORGETOWN, SOUTH CAROLINA

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Jack M. Scoville, Jr.
Mayor

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Brendon M. Barber, Sr.
Sheldon A. Butts
Carol R. Jayroe
Al Joseph
Edward S. Kimbrough, Jr.
Clarence C. Smalls
City Council

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Elise F. Crosby
City Attorney

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Chris Carter
City Administrator

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Ann U. Mercer
City Clerk

PREFACE

This Code is a codification of the ordinances of the City of Georgetown, of a general and permanent nature, and is the first codification since 1964.

The chapters of the Code are arranged in alphabetical order and the sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Footnotes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant provisions of the state law have been included.

A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code volume is included at the back of this volume. The source of each section is indicated by 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 also appearing in the back of the volume, any ordinance included herein can be readily found in the Code.

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 indicating 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 5 is 5-16. 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 7-2 and 7-3 is desired to be added, such new sections would be numbered 7-2.1, 7-2.2 and 7-2.3, 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.

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. David W. Treme, City Administrator and Mr. Patrick J. Doyle, City Attorney, for their cooperation and interest during the preparation of this Code.

MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION
Tallahassee, Florida

ADOPTING ORDINANCE

An Ordinance Adopting and Enacting a New Code of Ordinances for the City of Georgetown, South Carolina; Establishing the Same; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Ordinances not Included Therein; Providing for the Manner of Amending Such Code; and Providing When Such Code and this Ordinance Shall Become Effective.

Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Georgetown, South Carolina:

Section 1. The Code of Ordinances, consisting of Chapters 1 to 22 each inclusive, is hereby adopted and enacted as the "Code of Ordinances, City of Georgetown," which Code shall supersede all general and permanent ordinances of the city adopted on or before April 19, 1984, to the extent provided in section 2 hereof.

Section 2. All provisions of such Code shall be in full force and effect from and after September 7, 1984, and all conflicting provisions of ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on final passage on or before April 19, 1984, 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.

Section 3. Whenever in such Code an act is prohibited, or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor by city 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, or both, as provided in section 1-16 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 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. 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 1-16 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. A copy of such Code shall be kept on file in the office of the municipal clerk, preserved in looseleaf form, or in such other form as the municipal clerk may consider expedient. It shall be the express duty of the municipal clerk, 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. 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 Georgetown to be misrepresented thereby. Any person violating this section shall be punished as provided in section 1-16 of the Code of the City of Georgetown, South Carolina, and in section 3 of this Ordinance.

Section 8. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.

Section 9. This Ordinance and the Code adopted hereby, shall become effective September 7, 1984.

PASSED at city council duly assembled this 7th day of September, 1984.

ATTEST:

/s/  Joseph C. Steen, Clerk	/s/  Douglas L. Hinds, Mayor
/s/  Samuel M. Bonds, Councilmember	/s/  Paul W. Smith, Councilmember
Claude M. Daniels, Councilmember	/s/  Lenora F. Walters, Councilmember
/s/  W. R. Weatherly, Mayor Pro Tempore