Form of ordinances, motions and resolutions.
New Orleans City Code § 2-812
in effectSec. 2-812. - Form of ordinances, motions and resolutions.
(a) Non-fiscal ordinances, motions and resolutions shall be submitted in a uniform format as prescribed by the clerk of council.
(b) All ordinances shall number each section consecutively with each line in each section being numbered in a like manner, so that the first line in each section commences with line 1.
(c) Any ordinance that amends or repeals any sections of this Code, in whole or in part, shall be accompanied by a "redline" version, in which proposed additions are underlined and deletions are shown as strikethroughs; and, wherever practicable, shall set forth the entirety of the section or subsection of the Code being amended or repealed so as to clearly identify the context and effect of the proposed changes.
(M.C.S., Ord. No. 28074, § 1, 4-25-19; M.C.S., Ord. No. 29639, § 1, 9-7-23; M.C.S., Ord. No. 29924, § 1, 5-2-24)
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