§ 1-9. Amendments to Code; effect of new orders; amendatory language

(a) All orders adopted subsequent to this Code that amend, repeal or in any way affect the orders codified in this Code may be numbered in accordance with the numbering system of the Code and printed for inclusion in the Code. Portions of this Code repealed by subsequent orders may be excluded from this Code by omission from affected reprinted pages. The subsequent orders as numbered and printed or omitted, in the case of repeal, shall be prima facie evidence of such subsequent orders until such time that this Code and subsequent orders numbered or omitted are readopted as a new Code by the county commissioners court.

(b) Amendments to provisions of this Code may be made by amending such provisions by specific reference to the section of this Code in substantially the following language: "Section (chapter, article, division or subdivision, as appropriate) of the Dallas County Code is hereby amended to read as follows: … (set out the new provisions in full)."

(c) If a new section, subdivision, division, article or chapter is to be added to the Code, the following language may be used: "Section (chapter, article, division or subdivision, as appropriate) of the Dallas County Code is hereby created to read as follows: … (set out the new provisions in full)."

(d) All provisions desired to be repealed should be repealed specially by section, subdivision, division, article or chapter number, as appropriate, or by setting out the repealed provisions in full in the repealing order.