CERTIFICATE OF THE CITY CLERK

State of Kansas           )

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Russell County            )

I, Sheldon Hamilton, City Clerk of the City of Russell, Russell County, Kansas do hereby certify that said city is a city of the second class of the mayor-council form of government under the statutes of Kansas; that this codification of the general ordinances of said city and the publication thereof in book form were ordered and authorized by the governing body by ordinance and in accordance therewith is entitled the “Code of the City of Russell, Kansas,” that said codification was adopted as the “Code of the City of Russell, Kansas,” by the governing body by Ordinance No. _______ passed on the ____ day of _____________, 2011, as authorized by Section 12-3015 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated; that said Ordinance No. ____ and said codification of general ordinances as contained in this volume will take effect upon publication of 3 or more copies in book form; that the publication of 3 copies of this code in book form and adoptive Ordinance No. ___ constitute due passage of this code and all general ordinances contained therein; that the codification and adoptive Ordinance No. ____ as contained herein are true and correct copies; and that said publication imports absolute verity and is to be received in evidence in all courts and places without further proof as provided by 12-3015 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated.

I further certify that the “Code of the City of Russell, Kansas,” and the matter therein contained will take effect and be in force from and after ________ __, 2011.

Witness my hand and the seal of the City of Russell, Kansas, at my office in Russell, Kansas, this __ day of _____________, 2011.

                        U/s/ Sheldon Hamilton                          

            Sheldon Hamilton, City Clerk