In the construction of this Code and of
all other ordinances of the City, the following definitions and rules
of construction shall be observed, unless it shall be otherwise expressly
provided in any Section or ordinance, or unless inconsistent with
the manifest intent of the Board of Aldermen, or unless the context
clearly requires otherwise:
CITY
The words "the City" or "this City" shall mean the City of
St. Peters.
COMPUTATION OF TIME
In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by
this Code or by a notice or order issued pursuant thereto, by order
of court, or by any applicable ordinance, the day of the act, event
or default after which the designated period of time begins to run
is not to be included. The last day of the period so computed is to
be included, unless it is a Sunday or a legal holiday, in which event
the period runs until the end of the next day which is neither a Sunday
nor a legal holiday. When the period of time prescribed or allowed
is less than seven (7) days, intermediate Sundays and legal holidays
shall be excluded in the computation.
COUNTY
The words "the County" or "this County" shall mean the County
of St. Charles, State of Missouri.
GENDER
When any subject matter, party or person is described or
referred to by words importing the masculine, females as well as males,
and associations and bodies corporate as well as individuals, shall
be deemed to be included.
MONTH
Shall mean a calendar month.
NUMBER
When any subject matter, party or person is described or
referred to by words importing the singular number, the plural and
separate matters and persons and bodies corporate shall be deemed
to be included.
OATH
Shall be construed to include 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
Applied to a building, land or personal 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 building, land or
personal property.
PERSON
Shall include a natural person and shall extend and be applied
to bodies politic and corporate, and to other similar entities, partnerships,
and unincorporated associations. It shall also include an executor,
administrator, trustee, receiver or other representative appointed
according to law. Whenever the word "person" is used in any Section
of this Code as to partnerships or associations, the word shall include
the partners or members thereof, and as to corporations, shall include
the officers, agents or members thereof who are responsible for any
violation of such Section.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Shall include money, goods, chattels, things in action and
evidences of debt.
PRECEDING, FOLLOWING
When used by way of reference to any Section of the Code,
shall mean the Section next preceding or next following that in which
the reference is made, unless some other Section is expressly designated
in the reference.
PROPERTY
Shall include real and personal property.
PUBLIC WAY
Shall include any street, alley, boulevard, parkway, highway,
sidewalk or other public thoroughfare.
SHALL, MAY
The word "shall" is mandatory, and the word "may" is permissive.
SIDEWALK
Shall mean that portion of the street between the curb line
or the inside line of any parkway which may be present and the adjacent
property line, which is intended for use of pedestrians.
SIGNATURE
Where the written signature of any person is required, the
proper handwriting of such person or his/her mark shall be intended.
STATE
The words "the State" or "this State" shall mean the State
of Missouri.
STREET
Shall mean and include any public way, highway, street, avenue,
boulevard, parkway, alley or other public thoroughfare, and each of
such words shall include all of them.
TENANT, OCCUPANT
The words "tenant" or "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.
TENSE
The use of any verb in the present tense shall include the
future when applicable.
WEEK
Shall be construed to mean seven (7) days; but publication
in a newspaper of any notice or other matter indicated to be for a
stated number of weeks shall be construed to mean one (1) insertion
in each week, unless specifically stated to be for each day of the
week or for more than one (1) day in each week; and all publications
heretofore made in accordance with the terms of this definition are
hereby validated.
WRITTEN, IN WRITING, WRITING WORD FOR WORD
The words "written", "in writing" and "writing word for word"
includes printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words
and letters, but in all cases where the signature of any person is
required, the proper handwriting of the person, or his/her mark, is
intended.
YEAR
Shall mean a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed, and
the word "year" shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord".