Every town writes its own rules, and Carthage's live in its municipal code — 57 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch C — Charter
- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-14)
- Ch 2 — Administrator (§ 2-1 – § 2-6)
- Ch 4 — Defense and Indemnification (§ 4-1 – § 4-3)
- Ch 5 — Enforcement (§ 5-1 – § 5-4)
- Ch 6 — Ethics, Code of (§ 6-1 – § 6-6)
- Ch 10 — Local Laws (§ 10-1 – § 10-2)
- Ch 13 — Officers and Employees (§ 13-1 – § 13-5)
- Ch 14 — Police (§ 14-1 – § 14-2)
- Ch 16 — Residency Requirements (§ 16-1)
- Ch 18 — Tax Collection (§ 18-1 – § 18-2)
- Ch 20 — Terms of Office (§ 20-1 – § 20-4)
- Ch 23 — Traffic Violation Bureau (§ 23-1 – § 23-9)
- Ch 31 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 31-1 – § 31-6)
- Ch 33 — All-Terrain Vehicles (§ 33-1 – § 33-5)
- Ch 35 — Amusement Devices (§ 35-1 – § 35-9)
- Ch 40 — Bicycles (§ 40-1 – § 40-10)
- Ch 45 — Brush, Grass and Weeds (§ 45-1 – § 45-5)
- Ch 50 — Building Construction and Fire Prevention (§ 50-1)
- Ch 51 — Building Demolition and Removal (§ 51-1 – § 51-4)
- Ch 54 — Buildings, Unsafe (§ 54-1 – § 54-9)
- Ch 58 — Burning, Outdoor (§ 58-1 – § 58-7)
- Ch 59 — Campers, Travel Trailers, Motor Homes, and Recreational Vehicles (§ 59-1 – § 59-5)
- Ch 63 — Curfew (§ 63-1 – § 63-9)
- Ch 64 — Dangerous Trees (§ 64-1 – § 64-9)
- Ch 68 — Docks (§ 68-1 – § 68-9)
- Ch 69 — Dogs and Other Animals (§ 69-1 – § 69-29)
- Ch 74 — Drainage Ditches (§ 74-1 – § 74-3)
- Ch 76 — Firearms and Explosives (§ 76-1 – § 76-4)
- Ch 78 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 78-1 – § 78-21)
- Ch 80 — Games of Chance (§ 80-1 – § 80-4)
- Ch 84 — Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse (§ 84-1 – § 84-15)
- Ch 86 — Generators and Portable Generators (§ 86-1 – § 86-5)
- Ch 89 — Hawkers, Peddlers, Solicitors and Food Truck Operators (§ 89-1 – § 89-9)
- Ch 90 — Unlawful Noise (§ 90-1 – § 90-8)
- Ch 92 — Illicit Discharges and Connections to Storm Sewer (§ 92-1 – § 92-16)
- Ch 94 — Junk and Secondhand Dealers (§ 94-1 – § 94-17)
- Ch 100 — Notification of Defects (§ 100-1)
- Ch 102 — Parades (§ 102-1 – § 102-16)
- Ch 105 — Property Maintenance (§ 105-1 – § 105-16)
- Ch 107 — Redevelopment Companies (§ 107-1 – § 107-5)
- Ch 110 — Sewers (§ 110-1 – § 110-158)
- Ch 112 — Short-Term Residential Rentals (§ 112-1 – § 112-11)
- Ch 115 — Snowmobiles (§ 115-1 – § 115-6)
- Ch 119 — Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control (§ 119-1 – § 119-13)
- Ch 120 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 120-1 – § 120-5)
- Ch 122 — Subdivision of Land (§ 122-1 – § 122-45)
- Ch 125 — Taxation (§ 125-1 – § 125-23)
- Ch 129 — Taxicabs (§ 129-1 – § 129-4)
- Ch 133 — Vehicles, Abandoned (§ 133-1 – § 133-7)
- Ch 135 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 135-1 – § 135-68)
- Ch 140 — Water (§ 140-1 – § 140-17)
- Ch 146 — Zoning (§ 146-1 – § 146-45)
- Ch 147 — Solar Energy (§ 147-1 – § 147-13)
- Ch A149 — Annexations (§ A149-1 – § A149-20)
- Ch A150 — Village Policies (§ A150-1 – § A150-92)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)