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Charter / Codified Ordinances

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The charter of the City of Cleveland was first adopted by the electors at a special election on July 1, 1913, certified to the Secretary of State on July 4, 1913, and took effect on January 1, 1914, a little more than a year after Ohio Constitution Article XVIII, the "Home Rule Amendment," was adopted.

The Codified Ordinances of the city of Cleveland, also known as "The Code," are the ordinances of a permanent and general nature of the city of Cleveland.

Please go here to view the most current Charter and Codified Ordinances online.

Purchase of a new printing of the Codified Ordinances, complete through September 1, 2019, or a diskette of the complete Codified Ordinances, may be made by contacting the publisher directly: American Legal Publishing Corporation, Subscriber Services, One West Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, 1-800-445-5588. Or email sales@amlegal.com.
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