Colorado § 31-16-102 - Style of ordinances.
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§ 31-16-102. Style of ordinances.
The style of the ordinances in cities and towns shall be: "Be it ordained by the city council or board of trustees of ............ ."
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1123, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-12-302 as it existed prior to 1975.
ANNOTATION
Annotator's note. Since § 31-16-102 is similar to former § 31-12-302 prior to the 1975 repeal and reenactment of this title, and laws antecedent thereto, relevant cases construing those provisions have been included in the annotations to this section.
Directory. The requirements of this section are directory, and not imperative, and a substantial compliance herewith fulfills the law's demand. People ex rel. Town of Sterling v. Chipman, 31 Colo. 90, 71 P. 1108 (1903).
The words "town council" and the words "board of trustees", when used in relation to municipal corporations of this state, have practically the same meaning, and in view of this section it is immaterial which form is used as the "style" of the enacting clause of an ordinance. People ex rel. Town of Sterling v. Chipman, 31 Colo. 90, 71 P. 1108 (1903).
Applied in Reimer v. Town in Holyoke, 93 Colo. 571, 27 P.2d 1032 (1933).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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