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20-497: A Green River Ordinance is a common United States city ordinance prohibiting door-to-door solicitation. Under such an ordinance, it is illegal for any business to sell their items door-to-door without express prior permission from the household. Some versions prohibit all organizations, including non-profit charitable, political, and religious groups, from soliciting or canvassing any household that makes it clear, in writing, that it does not want such solicitations (generally with

40-622: A "No Trespassing" or "No Solicitations" sign posted). The ordinance is named for the city of Green River, Wyoming , which in 1931 was the first city to enact it. The ordinance was unsuccessfully challenged on constitutional grounds by the Fuller Brush Company in 1932. This article relating to law in the United States or its constituent jurisdictions is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . City ordinance In Hong Kong , all laws enacted by

60-792: A Tynwald Court holden at [town], the [day] Day of [month] in the [regnal year] Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord [king], by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, and in the Year of our Lord [year in words], before the Most Noble [name of Duke], Duke of Atholl, Governor in Chief, the Council, Deemsters, and Keys of the said Isle. In later Acts, this

80-474: A criminal law that covers the same crime or violation as a state law but only if the penalty provided by the local ordinance is higher than the state statute. A local ordinance cannot be used to create a lesser penalty for a crime or traffic offense than state law. For example, if a state's law set a minimum penalty of $ 30 for driving faster than 25 mph on residential streets, in such states allowing local ordinance with harsher penalties to duplicate state laws,

100-794: A local jurisdiction could enact its own local ordinance on the same subject only if the penalty under the local ordinance was greater than $ 30. A local law in such states could also provide for punishment of criminal offenses if a higher penalty was imposed. If state law punished conviction for manslaughter with 20 years in prison, for a local ordinance to be valid it would have to provide a minimum punishment of at least 20 years and one day. In some states, local law cannot duplicate state law and some subjects are completely prohibited from being covered by local ordinance. For example, in Maryland , cities, towns and counties are expressly prohibited from passing gun control laws or other local ordinances dealing with

120-419: Is considered the same as a state law, statute or ordinance, meaning if someone is charged with an offense punishable under a local ordinance and a state law, they can be prosecuted under one or the other, but not both, and a conviction or acquittal under a local ordinance or a state law prohibits a second trial on the same offense under the other one. In all states, a city or county may enact a local ordinance as

140-542: Is currently worded as follows: Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Council and Keys in Tynwald assembled, and by authority of the same, as follows: Until 1 January 2008, a longer form of words was used: We, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Council and Keys of the said Isle, do humbly beseech your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted, by

160-678: The Act of Tynwald . In the United States, these laws are enforced locally in addition to state law and federal law . In states such as Connecticut , legislative bodies at the local level develop city and town ordinances to govern the public. However, because of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution , for criminal processing purposes a local ordinance

180-550: The Local Autonomy Law , an ordinance may impose a penalty of up to two years imprisonment and/or 1 million yen in fines, although any penalty under an ordinance must be prescribed in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure. There are even some ordinances, such as bans on smoking on the street, for which the police in some districts state that there is no penalty for failure to obey the ordinance. All laws enacted by

200-492: The 1970s onwards can also be cited by year and chapter number; e.g. "1990 c. 3". In British legislation, Acts of Tynwald are cited by the short title, with the addition of the text "(An Act of Tynwald)"; similarly, British legislation is referenced in Manx law by the short title and "(An Act of Parliament)". The Isle of Man also has a form of delegated legislation, in the form of rules, orders and regulations made under authority of

220-461: The Council and Keys. Modern-day Acts now omit this formula altogether. Each Act has a long title , which summarises the purpose of the statute. An example from a Customs Act is: "An Act to consolidate with simplifications and amendments certain enactments relating to customs and excise etc.; and for connected purposes". The substantive provisions of the Act are preceded by an enacting formula , which

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240-541: The Queen's [King's] Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Council and Keys in Tynwald assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows (that is to say):— In earlier Acts, commencing with the revestment of the island to the British Crown, the following form was used: We, therefore, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Governor, Council, Deemsters, and Keys of

260-490: The final implementation. If the conflict cannot be resolved, the courts may be asked to rule on whether or not the ordinance is valid or if may strike if it violates state law or the state constitution. In Japan , ordinances ( 条例 , jōrei ) may be passed by any prefecture or municipality under authority granted by Article 94 of the Constitution . There must generally be a statutory basis for an ordinance,

280-616: The legislature of British colonies are referred to as Ordinances , which sometimes delegate power to other parties (usually government departments) to make subsidiary legislations that supplement the Ordinances. There are three Crown dependencies . In Guernsey , Ordinances (Ordonnances) are used for secondary legislation that does not warrant a Project de Loi which requires royal assent . Similar secondary legislation exists in Jersey . The Isle of Man also has secondary legislation below

300-419: The ordinance must be in compliance with any overlapping statutes (although it may impose a stricter standard or penalty), and the ordinance must be related to the affairs of the local government in question. Ordinances must generally be approved by a local assembly and promulgated by the mayor or governor of the local government in question, who may demand a second vote but may not veto the ordinance. Under

320-591: The possession, carrying, and ownership of firearms or ammunition, and state laws on the subject are exclusively controlling. Act of Tynwald An act of Tynwald is a statute passed by Tynwald , the parliament of the Isle of Man . Acts of Tynwald are structured in a similar format to Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Originally, each Act began with the following formula: At

340-609: The said Isle, do humbly beseech your Majesty, that it may be enacted, and be it enacted, by the King's [Queen's] Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Governor, Council, Deemsters, and Keys of this Isle, in Tynwald assembled, and by the Authority of the same In modern times, Acts of Tynwald have specified a short title by which they may be cited for convenience; e.g. "Isle of Man Constitution Act 1961". Acts from

360-507: The territory's Legislative Council remain to be known as Ordinances ( Chinese : 條例 ; Jyutping : tiu lai ) after the transfer of the territory's sovereignty to China in 1997. The German Constitution grants the federated states certain exclusive rights including police and public order powers. The 16 state governments delegate many of their responsibilities and powers to local authorities. Local authorities have powers to pass local ordinances ( Satzungen ) e.g. to determine

380-427: The use of land, planning questions, public order, emergency and transport issues etc. The ordinance must follow a public disclosure and consultation procedure and then approved by the local assembly as well as the elected representative of the executive (e.g. the mayor). The state authorities or stakeholders, including citizens who can show that they have a sufficiently strong interest to establish standing, may object to

400-522: Was modernised as follows: At a Tynwald held at Douglas, Isle of Man, the day of [day and month] in the [regnal year] year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, and in the year of our Lord [year in words], before

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