§ 3301.7. Replacement of ordinance books.

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(a)Ordinance.--

(1)If an ordinance book is unserviceable, the council may provide by ordinance for the secretary of the borough to establish a replacement ordinance book recording all ordinances affected by the replacement.

(2)The following apply to an ordinance under this subsection:

(i)The ordinance must be recorded in the ordinance book immediately following the recorded ordinances affected by the replacement.

(ii)The ordinance must direct the secretary, upon completion of the recording, to publish once, in one newspaper of general circulation, a notice:

(A)identifying the ordinances contained in the unserviceable ordinance book; and

(B)stating that the old books and records of borough ordinances and the replacement ordinance book are open to public inspection for the purpose of verification and correction for a period of 30 days from the date of the notice.

(b)Secretary.--

(1)The secretary, in recording the ordinances, must make complete copies of the ordinances, including the date of enactment and approval and the names of the officers who signed them.

(2)After notice and corrections under subsection (a)(2)(ii), the secretary must certify each ordinance as a correct copy of the original.

(c)Effect.-- Upon compliance with subsection (b), the recorded replacement ordinance shall replace the original ordinance as the ordinances of the borough for the period covered by the new ordinance book.

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