§ 1-7. Amendments to Code.

(a)

Incorporation. Any additions, deletions or amendments to this Code shall be adopted as ordinances as required by law, and when passed in the form provided in this section shall be incorporated into this Code.

(b)

Amendments. Amendments to any of the provisions of this Code shall be made by specific reference to the section number of the Code in the following language: "Section _____ of the Los Alamos County Code of Ordinances is amended to read as follows: _______." The new provisions shall be set out in full and all new matter shall be underscored, and all matter to be deleted shall be set forth in brackets and lined through. All bracketed and lined-through material as well as the underscoring shall be omitted when the amended section is printed for inclusion in the Code. Where the heading of the section is changed, the table of contents of the Code shall be changed accordingly.

(c)

Addition. If a new section is to be added to the Code, the following language shall be used: "The Los Alamos County Code of Ordinances is amended by adding a new section to be numbered _____, which section reads as follows: _______." The new section, which shall be included in the printed Code, shall then be set out in full. The numbering system of the Code, together with the table of contents, shall be changed accordingly.

(d)

Deletion. If a section of the Code is to be deleted and repealed, the following language shall be used: "The Los Alamos County Code of Ordinances is amended by deleting existing section _____." The numbering system of the Code, together with the table of contents, shall be changed accordingly.

(Code 1985, § 1.04.060)