Publication or posting of ordinances required.
Meridian Code of Ordinances § 2-4
in effectSec. 2-4. - Publication or posting of ordinances required.
(a) Required. Except as otherwise provided in this section no ordinance of the city shall go into effect or be enforced until a correct copy of the same, duly certified by the city clerk shall have been published one (1) time within thirty (30) days after passage in some newspaper published in the city.
(b) Emergency ordinances. Any ordinance for the immediate and temporary preservation of the public peace, health and safety, which contains a statement of the reasons of its urgency shall become effective from and after its passage and approval by unanimous vote of the council. Such ordinance, however, shall nevertheless be published as required by this section for other ordinances.
(c) Proof. Proof of publication of ordinances shall be made in the manner provided by Mississippi Code 1972, section 13-1-153.
(Code 1962, § 2-5)
Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD_ARTIINGE_S2-4PUPOORREFetched: 11/1/2026
