MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL TOWN OF FOREST HEIGHTS

RESOLUTION 4-06

A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT AND INCLUDE SEVERABILITY CLAUSE FOR ALL

ORDINANCES

INTRODUCED BY:

ENACTED:

WHEREAS, the Legislative Body of the Town of Forest Heights is committed to properly and fairly considering the wishes of the citizenry of Forest Heights as it relates to any laws of Forest Heights; and

WHEREAS, Article 23A, § 2, empowers the legislative body to have general power to pass such ordinances not contrary to the Constitution of Maryland, public general law, or, except as provided in Article 23A § 2B, public local law as they may deem necessary in order to assure the good government of the municipality, to protect and preserve the municipality's rights, property, and privileges, to preserve peace and good order, to secure persons and property from danger and destruction, and to protect the health, comfort and convenience of the citizens of the municipality; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that all sections and articles in the Code and Ordinances of the Town of Forest Heights shall be governed by the following severability clause which states "If any section or part of section of this ordinance shall be held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the remainder of this ordinance nor the context in which such section or part of section so held invalid shall appear, except to the extent that an entire section or part of section may be inseparably connected in meaning and effect with the section or part of section to which such holding shall directly apply.";and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the said severability clause shall be inserted at the end of each Article or Section of the Code and Ordinances of Forest Heights and said modified copy of the Code and Ordinances of Forest Heights shall be submitted to the Department of Legislative Services, forthwith; and

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage and shall remain in effect indefinitely.

PASSED THIS DAY OF February 16, 2006.

Myles Spires, Mayor

Larry Stoner, Council President & Councilman Ward III

George Wiggers, Councilman Ward I

Alice Hoskins, Councilwoman Ward I

Atkinson, Councilman Ward II

Worthington Ross, Councilman Ward III

Attest:

Bonita Anderson, Town Clerk