Sentence examples for ordinance given from inspiring English sources

"We can still stand for and offer holy matrimony between a man and a woman as a sacred ordinance given by God, while accepting that the state has endorsed a wider view of marriage," Freier said, likening it to acceptance of state recognition of de facto relationships.

A revised ordinance, giving the authorities some latitude in permitting churches, is under consideration, he said.

It upheld an ordinance giving the sheriff authority to regulate protests.

Jerry Brown, who passed the "strong mayor" ordinance, giving the office more power and removing the obligation to attend every meeting.

India passed an ordinance giving police wide powers to arrest and detain suspected terrorists for up to six months without charge.

In a 6-to-3 decision, the court ruled that the Chicago ordinance gave the police too much discretion to single out innocent people.

Those televisions are all broadcasting reports that voters in Dade County, Fla., have voted to overturn a local gay-rights ordinance, giving momentum to a backlash whose most visible public face belongs to Anita Bryant, an erstwhile singer and orange-juice pitchwoman.

Until Governor Whitman signed a law in June allowing municipalities to pass an ordinance giving the police the power to do so, the police were not allowed to cite underage drinkers on private property.

In its original form, later changed, the ordinance gave residents a line to check to indicate explicitly that they did not want to be visited by Jehovah's Witnesses.

The ordinance gives temporary relief to convicted lawmakers and it can become law only if approved by the parliament within six months.

Effective September 26 , 2016 New York City adopted an ordinance giving commercial tenants a cause of action against their landlords for "harassment".