In the construction of this Code and of all legislation, the
following rules shall be observed, unless such construction would
be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the Village Board of Trustees.
As used in this Code, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
BOARD
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Solvay.
COUNTY
The County of Onondaga in the State of New York.
KEEPER; PROPRIETOR
Includes persons, firms, associations, corporations, clubs
and partnerships, whether acting by themselves or through a servant,
agent or employee.
MAYOR
The Mayor of the Village of Solvay, and where an ordinance
or section shall direct that an act be performed or decision be made
by the "Mayor," such expression shall be deemed to include not only
the Mayor, but the Acting Mayor in the absence of the Mayor or any
member of the Board designated by the Board or the Mayor to perform
the act or exercise the discretion referred to; but this provision
shall not be construed to authorize the Mayor or the Board to delegate
any power or duty on the part of the Mayor to any other person except
a member of the Board of Trustees of the village or except as otherwise
provided by law.
OATH
Includes an affirmation in all cases in which, by law, an
affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in such cases the
words "swear" and "sworn" shall be equivalent to the words "affirm"
and "affirmed."
OWNER
As applied to a building or land, includes any part owner,
joint owner, tenant in common, tenant in partnership, joint tenant
or tenant by the entirety of the whole or of a part of such building
or land.
PERSON
Extends and is applied to associations, clubs, societies,
firms, partnerships and bodies politic and corporate as well as to
individuals.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Includes every species of property except real property,
as herein described.
POLICE COMMISSIONER
The member or members of the Board designated by the Mayor
to act as Police Commissioners or on the Police Committee.
PROPERTY
Includes real and personal property.
PUBLIC HIGHWAY; PUBLIC STREET
Includes any public highway, road, street, avenue, alley,
public place, public driveway or any other public way within the village.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any park, cemetery, school yard or open space adjacent thereto,
all streets and parking fields and all waterways.
RESIDENCE
The place adopted by a person as his place of habitation
and to which, whenever he is absent, he has the intention of returning.
When a person eats at one place and sleeps at another, the place where
such person sleeps shall be deemed his "residence."
SEAL
The Village or Corporate Seal.
SIDEWALK
Any portion of a street between the curbline and the adjacent
property line, intended for the use of pedestrians, excluding parkways.
STATE
The State of New York.
STREET
Embraces streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, alleys, lanes,
viaducts and all other public highways in the village and shall refer
to that part of a public highway intended for pedestrians.
TENANT; OCCUPANT
As applied to a building or land, shall include any person
holding a written or oral lease or who occupies the whole or a part
of such building or land, either alone or with others.
TRUSTEE
Any person elected to that office and shall include those
persons who hold offices who are ex officio.
VEHICLE
Except where otherwise defined, an automobile, motorcycle,
cart, wagon, buggy, bicycle, sled, sleigh or airplane and shall include
any device of any kind or character used or designed to be used for
the purpose of transporting persons or things.