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  § 3-113. Submission of Ordinances to the Mayor.  

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  • (1)

    Every ordinance adopted by the Council shall be signed by its presiding officer and presented promptly by the Clerk to the Mayor.

    (2)

    The Mayor, within ten calendar days of receipt of an ordinance, shall return it to the Clerk with or without his approval or with his disapproval. If the ordinance has been approved it shall become law upon its return to the Clerk; if the ordinance is neither approved nor disapproved it shall become law at twelve o'clock noon on the tenth calendar day after its adoption; if the ordinance is disapproved, the Mayor shall submit to the Council through the Clerk a written statement of the reasons for the veto. The Clerk shall record upon the ordinance the date of its delivery to and receipt from the Mayor.

    (3)

    Ordinances vetoed by the Mayor shall be presented by the Clerk to the Council at its next regular meeting, and should the Council then or at its next regular meeting adopt the ordinance by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of all its members, it shall become law.

    (4)

    The Mayor may disapprove or reduce any item or items of appropriation in any ordinance except any such item or items appropriated for the purpose of auditing or investigating any part or all of the Executive Branch. Subject only to the foregoing exceptions, the approved part or parts of any ordinance making an appropriation shall become law, and the part or parts disapproved shall not become law unless subsequently passed by the Council over the Mayor's veto as provided herein.

    (5)

    All ordinances which have become law shall immediately be deposited in the official archives of the Clerk of Council. The Clerk shall note on the face of the ordinance the date and time it has become law, and the ordinance shall become effective at noon on the following day, provided that ordinances adopted to meet emergencies shall become effective at the time they become law. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the Clerk shall cause each ordinance which has become law to be published in full in the official journal.