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  2. Local ordinance - Wikipedia

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    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, 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 ...

  3. Local government in the United States - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] The concept of "zoning" originated in the U.S. during the 1920s, according to one source, in which state law gave certain townships or other local governing bodies authority to decide how land was used; a typical zoning ordinance has a map of a parcel of land attached with a statement specifying how that land can be used, how ...

  4. Home rule in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In other states, known as Dillon's Rule states, only limited authority has been granted to local governments by passage of statutes in the state legislature. In these states, a city or county must obtain permission from the state legislature if it wishes to pass a law or ordinance not specifically permitted under existing state legislation.

  5. By-law - Wikipedia

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    Local government by-laws are the most prevalent type of by-law in Australia, and regulate such things as parking, drinking alcohol in public places, fire prevention, and zoning controls. In New South Wales these by-laws are called ordinances , and zoning controls are called Environmental Planning Instruments created under the Environmental ...

  6. Mayor of California city proposes ordinance to ban ... - AOL

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    The local ordinance is part of a growing effort at various levels of government — from local school boards to the federal government under President Trump — to ban access for transgender women ...

  7. Ordinance - Wikipedia

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    Local ordinance, a law made by a municipality or other local authority; Northwest Ordinance, July 13, 1787, an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States that created the Northwest Territory; Ordinance XX, a law passed down in Pakistan which prevents Ahmadi Muslims from being identified as Muslims

  8. Slinger resident fights against 'unconstitutional' Trump sign ...

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    WILL believes the sign ordinance enforcement is a violation of the First Amendment. “Government actors, no matter how big, small, or local, must adhere to the rights and liberties the U.S ...

  9. Zoning in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The constitutionality of zoning ordinances was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in Village of Euclid, Ohio v. Ambler Realty Co. in 1926. The zoning ordinance of Euclid, Ohio was challenged in court by a local land owner on the basis that restricting use of property violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Ambler ...