Ordinance in United States
Ordinance Definition
In Modern Usage. A law passed by the legislative body of a municipal corporation for the government of such municipality. 117 Ind. 221. In Old Law. The term was applied to laws of other than municipal bodies. The following account of the difference between a statute and an ordinance is extracted from Bac. Abr. Statute (A) : Where the proceeding consisted only of a petition from parliament and an answer from the king, these were entered on the parliament roll; and if the matter was of a public nature, the whole was then styled an ‘ordinance.’ If, however, the petition and answer were not only of a public, but a novel, nature, they were then formed into an act by the king, with the aid of his council and judges, and entered on the statute roll. See Co. Litt. 159b, Butler’s note; 3 Reeve, Hist. Eng. Law, 146. According to Lord Coke, the difference between a statute and an ordinance is that the latter has not had the assent of the king, lords, and commons, but is made merely by two of these powers. 4 Inst. 25. See Barr. Obs. St. 41, note (x). It is distinguished from a resolution by the same body by the fact that an ordinance prescribes a permanent rule of government, while a resolution is of a temporary character. 11 Ohio St. 96; 114 Ind. 336; 174 111. 445; 184 111. 51; 262 111. 396. Thus matters upon which a city council wishes to legislate must be put in the form of an ordinance, but all acts that are done in its ministerial capacity may be in the form of resolutions. Resolutions are special and temporary, applicable only to a single matter of passing moment; ordinances are permanent regulations, applicable to all states of facts thereafter arising within the scope of their provisions. 186 111. 571. Certain enactments in the nature of constitutions have also been referred to as ordinances, as, for example, the ordinance for the government of the Northwest Territory, passed by congress in 1787.
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In Modern Usage. A law passed by the legislative body of a municipal corporation for the government of such municipality. 117 Ind. 221. In Old Law. The term was applied to laws of other than municipal bodies. The following account of the difference between a statute and an ordinance is extracted from Bac. Abr. Statute (A) : Where the proceeding consisted only of a petition from parliament and an answer from the king, these were entered on the parliament roll; and if the matter was of a public nature, the whole was then styled an ‘ordinance.’ If, however, the petition and answer were not only of a public, but a novel, nature, they were then formed into an act by the king, with the aid of his council and judges, and entered on the statute roll. See Co. Litt. 159b, Butler’s note; 3 Reeve, Hist. Eng. Law, 146. According to Lord Coke, the difference between a statute and an ordinance is that the latter has not had the assent of the king, lords, and commons, but is made merely by two of these powers. 4 Inst. 25. See Barr. Obs. St. 41, note (x). It is distinguished from a resolution by the same body by the fact that an ordinance prescribes a permanent rule of government, while a resolution is of a temporary character. 11 Ohio St. 96; 114 Ind. 336; 174 111. 445; 184 111. 51; 262 111. 396. Thus matters upon which a city council wishes to legislate must be put in the form of an ordinance, but all acts that are done in its ministerial capacity may be in the form of resolutions. Resolutions are special and temporary, applicable only to a single matter of passing moment; ordinances are permanent regulations, applicable to all states of facts thereafter arising within the scope of their provisions. 186 111. 571. Certain enactments in the nature of constitutions have also been referred to as ordinances, as, for example, the ordinance for the government of the Northwest Territory, passed by congress in 1787.
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Plain-English Law
Ordinance as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455):
A law passed by a county or city government
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Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982
A law or statute. The word is commonly used to apply to enactments of a municipality.
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Concept of Ordinance
In the U.S., in the context of State Government and/or Local Government, Ordinance has the following meaning: An individual law created by a local legislature. (Source of this definition of Ordinance : University of Texas)
Ordinance
Basic Meaning of Ordinance
Ordinance means: a law passed by a local municipal governing body (e.g., zoning, building, safety, etc.).
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Basic Meaning of Ordinance
Ordinance means: a law passed by a local municipal governing body (e.g., zoning, building, safety, etc.).
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Further Reading (Articles)
26 Ordinances Minus NRO Presented in NA, The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan); October 14, 2009
Ordinances under Dr Yadav’s scrutiny, The Kathmandu Post; February 10, 2009
ORDINANCES AID CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); February 17, 1998; Robert A. Jordan, Globe Staff
Ordinance not yet a work of art, Redlands Daily Facts; November 15, 2006; COLLEEN MENSCHING
Upa Ordinance Factory, Hindustan Times (New Delhi, India); December 6, 2013
Ethics ordinance gets an upgrade, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN); June 30, 2007
TRC Ordinance Is Deeply Flawed: Rights Activists, The Kathmandu Post; January 15, 2013
Landscaping Ordinance Finalized.(requires more greenery around building sites), Arkansas Business; October 16, 2000; FRIEDMAN, MARK
RESORT ORDINANCE THREATENS RURAL LANDS, The Columbian (Vancouver, WA); August 11, 1996; Lora L. Caine
Cleveland Ordinance Passes Muster with Rating Agency Fitch., National Mortgage News; February 16, 2004; Harmon, Jennifer
‘Anti-Littering’ Ordinance to Stop Home Newspaper Delivery Is Unconstitutional, News Media and the Law; July 1, 1999
Manassas Ordinance Raises Cries of Bigotry; City Says It Redefined ‘Family’ to Stop Crowding, The Washington Post; January 1, 2006; Stephanie McCrummen
TREE ORDINANCE, The Columbian (Vancouver, WA); November 13, 1997; SCOTT HEWITT
Ordinance may cost small-time landlords, Chicago Sun-Times; May 29, 1987; Don DeBat
Ordinance would deter thefts of metal items, Charleston Daily Mail; May 5, 2011; PAUL FALLON
Newark Ordinance Restricts Employers’ Use of Criminal Background Checks, Mondaq Business Briefing; November 12, 2012
Ordinance considered for adult businesses., The Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, TN); February 28, 2005
ORDINANCE CONTROVERSY: City Proposal to Protect LGBTs from Discrimination Has Opposition, Idaho State Journal; March 19, 2013; Hancock, Jimmy
Nondiscrimination Ordinance Passes with I.F. Mayor’s Vote, Idaho State Journal; September 14, 2013; Kuhl, Emily
Ordinance in the context of Juvenile and Family Law
Definition ofOrdinance, published by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges: A law enacted by the governing body of a city or county.