CODE OF ORDINANCES PARISH OF VERNON, LOUISIANA

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Published in 1987 by Order of the Police Jury

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OFFICIALS

of

VERNON PARISH, LOUISIANA

AT THE TIME OF THIS CODIFICATION

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Marcus Sanders

President of the Police Jury

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Fletcher Cheatham

Vice President

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District 1: Dwight J. Williams
District 2: Marcus Sanders
District 3: George C. Jeane
District 4: Paul D. Vinson, Jr.
District 5: Woodrow James
District 6: Alva Lee Morrison
District 7: Lynden H. Thompson
District 8: Tommy Sermons
District 9: James K. Armes
District 10: Fletcher Cheatham
District 11: Thomas H. Ford
District 12: Rodney W. Schamerhorn

Police Jury

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Cornella Shaw

Secretary-Treasurer of the Police Jury

PREFACE

This Code is a codification of the ordinances of Vernon Parish, Louisiana of a general and permanent nature and is the first such codification since 1978.

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. 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 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 referring to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the first section of Chapter 1 is numbered 1-1 and the third section of Chapter 4 is 4-3. 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 15 and 16 it will be designated as Chapter 15.5. 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.

Page Numbering System

The page numbering system used in this Code is a prefix system. The letters to the left of the colon are an abbreviation which represents a certain portion of the volume. The number to the right of the colon represents the number of the page in that portion. In the case of a chapter of the Code, the number to the left of the colon indicates the number of the chapter. In the case of an appendix to the Code, the letter immediately to the left of the colon indicates the letter of the appendix. The following are typical parts of codes of ordinances, which may or may not appear in this Code at this time, and their corresponding prefixes:

CODE	CD1:1
CODE APPENDIX	CDA:1
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLES	CCT:1
STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLE	SLT:1
CODE INDEX	CDi:1

 

Index

The index 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 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 service, by which 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 thereof.

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 the direct supervision of James S. Vaught, Supervising 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. Edwin L. Cabra, First Assistant District Attorney and Ms. Cornella Shaw, Secretary-Treasurer of the Police Jury, and the other Parish officials for their cooperation and interest during the progress of the work on this Code.

MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION
Tallahassee, Florida

ORDINANCE NO. 2 OF 1987

An Ordinance Adopting and Enacting a New Code for the Parish of Vernon, Louisiana; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Ordinances not Included Therein; Providing a Penalty for the Violation Thereof; Providing for the Manner of Amending Such Code; and Providing When Such Code and This Ordinance Shall Become Effective.

Be it ordained by the Vernon Parish Jury That:

Section 1. The Code entitled "Code of Ordinances, Vernon Parish, Louisiana," published by Municipal Code Corporation consisting of Chapters 1 through 21, each inclusive, is adopted.

Section 2. All ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on or before July 14, 1986, and not included in the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein are repealed.

Section 3. The repeal provided for in section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is repealed by this ordinance.

Section 4. Unless another penalty is expressly provided, every person convicted of a violation if any provision of the Code or any ordinance, rule or regulation adopted or issued in pursuance thereof, shall be punished by a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment of up to thirty (30) days or both. Each act of violation and each day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. The penalty provided by this section, unless another penalty is expressly provided shall apply to the amendment of any Code section whether or not such penalty is reenacted in the amendatory ordinance. In addition to the penalty prescribed above, the Parish may pursue other remedies such as abatement of nuisances, injunctive relief, and revocation of licenses or permits.

Section 5. Additions or amendments to the Code, when passed in the form as to indicate the intention of the Police Jury to make the same a part of the Code, shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the additions and amendments.

Section 6. Ordinances adopted after July 14, 1986, that amend or refer to ordinances that have been codified in the Code, shall be construed as if they amend or refer to the provisions of the Code.

Section 7. This ordinance shall become effective June 8, 1987.

Passed and adopted by the Police Jury this 8th day of June, 1987.

	M.J. Sanders       President

Cornella Shaw       Secretary-Treasurer