A.Â
For the better control of vehicles upon the streets
of the Village of Irvington all ordinances relating to vehicles are
hereby arranged, classified and enacted under the name of Code of
Traffic Ordinance of the Village of Irvington, and all ordinances
heretofore enacted relating to traffic are repealed as specified herein.
B.Â
The repeal of any ordinance or any portion thereof
by this enactment or by any future enactments hereunder shall not
affect or impair any act done or right vested or accrued or any proceeding,
suit or prosecution had or commenced in any cause before such repeal
shall take effect; but every such act done or right vested or accrued,
or proceeding, suit or prosecution had or commenced shall remain in
full force and effect as if such ordinance or part thereof so repealed
had remained in force. No offense committed and no liability, penalty
or forfeiture either civilly or criminally incurred prior to the time
when any such ordinance or part thereof shall be repealed or altered
shall be discharged or affected by such repeal or alteration, but
prosecutions or suits for such offenses, liabilities, penalties or
forfeitures shall be instituted and proceeded with in all respects
as if such prior ordinance or part thereof had not been repealed or
altered.
Unless otherwise provided, by law or by specific
enactment or by provision herein, the penalty for each violation of
this chapter shall be a sum of money not exceeding $100 or by imprisonment
for not more than 10 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
GENDER
HERETOFORE and HEREAFTER
HOLIDAYS
PERSON
SINGULAR AND PLURAL WORDS
TENSES
VILLAGE and VILLAGE OFFICIALS
In the definition of terms and construction of all
ordinances hereby enacted or hereafter to be enacted, the following
rules shall be observed unless excluded by express provision or when
to do so would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the ordinances:
Every type of motor-driven vehicle used for commercial purposes
on highways, such as the transportation of goods, wares and merchandise
and motor coaches carrying passengers including trailers, semi-trailers,
and tractors when used in combination with trailers and semi-trailers,
and buses carrying passengers for compensation.
[Added 11-1-1982]
The words of the masculine gender include the feminine and
the neuter gender and may refer to a corporation or to a board or
other body or assembly of persons, and when the sense so indicates,
the words of the neuter gender may refer to any gender.
Each of the terms "heretofore" and "hereafter" in any provision
of the ordinance relates to the time such provision takes effect.
New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents’
Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus
Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
[Added 2-4-2019 by L.L.
No. 2-2019; amended 6-22-2023 by L.L. No. 3-2023]
Includes a corporation, a joint-stock association and partnership,
as well as an individual, unless such extension is clearly inapplicable.
Words in the singular number include the plural, and in the
plural number include the singular.
The words of the present tense shall include the future.
Whenever used without modifying words or qualifications,
"Village" shall mean the incorporated Village of Irvington, New York;
"Village Board" or "Board of Trustees" shall mean the Board of Trustees
of the incorporated Village of Irvington; and the designation of any
other board, commission, committee, official or agency shall mean
that of the incorporated Village of Irvington, New York.
B.Â
The prohibition against vehicles shall be construed
to mean the operation of the vehicle and/or the operator of the vehicle
and/or the owner of said vehicle.
C.Â
All terms and definitions used in this chapter shall
have the same interpretation as similar terms and definitions as used
in the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
