The
following words, phrases and terms shall have the meaning set forth
herein:
CHARTER
The terms "Charter" or "Town Charter" shall mean the Charter
of the Town of Forest Heights.
CODE
The word "Code" means the Forest Heights Ordinance Code as designated in Section
1.1 of this Code.
COUNTY
The words "the county" or "this county" shall mean Prince
George's County, Maryland.
MONTH
The word "month" shall mean a calendar month.
OATH
The word "oath" shall be construed to include an affirmation
or declaration 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
The word "owner," applied to any property, shall include
any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant or tenant
by the entirety, of the whole or a part of such property.
PERSON
The word "person" shall include a corporation, company, partnership,
association or society as well as a natural person.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Personal property includes money, goods, chattels, things
in action and evidence of debt.
PRECEDING, FOLLOWING
The words "preceding" and "following" shall mean next before
and next after, respectively.
PROPERTY
The word "property" shall include real and personal property.
REAL PROPERTY
Real property shall include lands, tenements and hereditaments.
SHALL
The word "shall" is mandatory.
SIDEWALK
The word "sidewalk" shall mean that portion of a street between
the curbline and the adjacent property intended for the use of pedestrians.
SIGNATURE or SUBSCRIPTION
Signature or subscription includes a mark when the person
cannot write, his name being written near it and witnessed by a person
who writes his own name as witness.
STATE
The words, "the State" or "this State" shall be construed
to mean the State of Maryland.
STREET
The word "street" shall include any public way, road, highway,
avenue, alley and lane within the Town.
TENANT, OCCUPANT
The words "tenant" and "occupant," applied to a building
or land, shall include any person who occupies the whole or a part
of such building or land, whether alone or with others.
TOWN
The terms "the Town," "this Town," or "Town" shall mean the
Town of Forest Heights, Maryland, a municipal corporation of that
name chartered by the State. When appropriate such terms shall also
refer to the legal boundaries of such municipal corporation.
TOWN CODE
The term "Town Code" shall mean the "Ordinance Code of the
Town of Forest Heights."
WRITING
The word "writing" shall include printing.
YEAR
The word "year" shall mean a calendar year.