Ord No 08-92-1503ORDINANCE NO.8-92-1503
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA;DELETING CHAPTER 14
"MUNICIPAL COURT"FROM THE CODE OF ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;PROVIDING FOR ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT;AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,by Ordinance first enacted in1926,the City of
SouthMiami,Florida made provision fora Municipal Court,which
werelater codified as Chapter 14ofthe Code of Ordinances;
WHEREAS,thereafter effective 1972,the State of Florida
Constitutionwas amended toprovide for a two-tier Courtsystem
consisting of County andCircuitCourts,inwhich County Courts
have the iurisdiction theretofore exercisedbythe Municipal
Courts,thus making Chapter 14 obsolete;
WHEREAS,the Mayor and Commission therefore wish to amend
the Code of Ordinances by deleting theexisting Chapter 14;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.Chapter 14 "Municipal Court"oftheCodeof
Ordinances of the City of South Miami,Florida be,and hereby is
deleted,in its entirety,except for the title "Chapter 14",
which is reserved for future subject matter.
Section 2.If any section,clause,sentence,or phrase of
this Ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any
court of competent iurisdiction,then said holding shall in no
way affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance.
Section 3.All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in
conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 4.This Ordinance shall take effect immediately at
thetimeofitspassage.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5 th day of May f 3.99X.
APPROVED
MAYOR
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ATTEST:
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM
CITY ATTORNEY
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