8003 - Advertisement and effectiveness of ordinances.

     § 8003.  Advertisement and effectiveness of ordinances.        (a)  Advertisement of ordinances.--Notwithstanding any other     statute to the contrary, an ordinance required to be adopted by     this subpart shall be advertised not less than three nor more     than 30 days prior to its enactment. The advertisement shall     appear once in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of     the local government unit, shall set forth a summary of the     contents of the ordinance and shall state that a copy of the     full proposed text thereof may be examined by any citizen in the     office of the secretary of the local government unit at the     address and during the reasonable hours stated in the     advertisement.        (b)  Notice of enactment.--Not later than 15 days after the     final enactment of the ordinance, a notice of the enactment     shall be advertised once in a newspaper of general circulation     in the local government unit. This notice shall state:            (1)  Briefly, the substance of any amendments made during        final passage and, where applicable:                (i)  in respect of lease rental debt, the range of            lease rental payments; and                (ii)  in other cases, the price bid for bonds or            notes and the range of interest rates named in the            successful bid.            (2)  That the final text of the ordinance as enacted may        be examined by any citizen in the office of the secretary of        the local government unit at the address and during the        reasonable hours stated in the notice.        (c)  Effectiveness of ordinance.--The ordinance shall be     valid and effective for all purposes on the fifth day after the     second advertisement. The second advertisement shall be     conclusive, so far as concerns the effectiveness of the     ordinance or the validity of any debt incurred, as to the     existence of all matters recited or referred to therein unless     an action questioning the validity or effectiveness has been     filed in timely manner as provided in this subpart, but the     conclusiveness shall not affect the liability of any person for     failure to permit inspection. No other or different publication     shall be required, notwithstanding the provisions of any other     statute.        Cross References.  Section 8003 is referred to in sections     8002, 8281, 8284 of this title.