[CC 1992 §100.010; R.O. 1979 §1.000]
The ordinances embraced in this and the following Chapters and Sections shall constitute and be designated "The Revised Ordinances of the City of Platte City, Missouri" and may be so cited. Such ordinances shall be treated and considered as a comprehensive original ordinance, which shall completely supersede all general ordinances of the City of Platte City except where so designated otherwise. Such ordinances may also be cited as "Platte City Code."
[CC 1992 §100.020; R.O. 1979 §1.100]
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, Chapter or ordinance, or unless inconsistent with the manifest intent of the Board of Aldermen, or unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
ACTS BY AGENTS
When a provision of this Code requires an act to be done which may by law be done by an agent as well as by principal, such requisition shall be construed to include all such acts when done by an authorized agent.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
The "Board of Aldermen" or the "Board" shall mean the Board of Aldermen of Platte City, Missouri.
CHIEF OF POLICE
Shall mean and be synonymous with Director of Public Safety.
CITY, COUNTY AND STATE
The term "the City" or "this City" shall mean the City of Platte City, Missouri; the term "the County" or "this County" shall mean the County of Platte; and the term "the State" or "this State" shall mean the State of Missouri.
CITY ENGINEER
The term "City Engineer" shall mean that person designated or employed by the City to perform the functions of City Engineer as provided in this Code or other ordinances of the City.
COMPUTATION OF TIME
The time within which an act is to be done shall be computed by excluding the first (1st) and including the last day; and if the last day is Sunday or a legal holiday, that shall be excluded.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Shall mean and be synonymous with Chief of Police.
GENDER
When any subject matter, party or person is described or referred to by the words importing the masculine, the feminine as well as masculine, and associations and bodies corporate, as well as individuals, shall be deemed to be included.
HERETOFORE; HEREAFTER
Whenever the word "heretofore" occurs in any Section of this Code, it shall be construed to mean anytime previous to the day when Section shall take effect; and whenever the word "hereafter" occurs, it shall be construed to mean the time after the Section containing such words shall take effect.
JOINT AUTHORITY
All words purporting to give a joint authority to three (3) or more City Officers or other persons shall be construed as giving such authority to a majority of such officers or other persons, unless it shall be otherwise expressly declared in the law giving the authority.
MONTH, YEAR
The term "month" shall mean a calendar month; and the term "year" shall mean a calendar year, unless otherwise expressly defined in such Section.
OATH
Includes an affirmation in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for an oath and in such cases the word "swear" and the word "sworn" shall be equivalent to the word "affirm" and the word "affirmed".
OWNER
Applied to a building or land, 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 or land.
PERSON
Includes a corporation, partnership, association, organization and any other group acting as a unit as well as an individual. 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 describing a penalty or fine as to partnerships or associations, the word shall include the partners or members thereof; and as to corporations, shall include the officers or members thereof who are responsible for any violation of any such Section.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Includes tangible and intangible personal property; the terms "tangible personal property" shall include money, goods and chattel; and the term "intangible personal property" shall include all choses in action and evidences of debt.
PUBLIC WAY, STREET AND SIDEWALK
The term "public way" or "street" shall include any street, alley, boulevard, parkway, highway, sidewalk or other public thoroughfare; and the term "sidewalk" shall mean that portion of the street between the curb line and the adjacent property line and intended for use of pedestrians.
REAL PROPERTY
The terms "real property", "premises", "real estate" or "land" shall be deemed to be coextensive with land, tenements and hereditament.
REASONABLE TIME AND REASONABLE NOTICE
In all cases where any Section of this Code shall require an act to be done in a "reasonable time" or "reasonable notice" is to be given, such "reasonable time" or "reasonable notice" shall be deemed to mean such time as may be necessary for the prompt performance of such duty or compliance with such notice.
SHALL; MAY
"Shall" is mandatory; and the word "may" is permissive.
SIGNATURE
Where the written signature of any person is required, the proper handwriting of such person or his/her mark shall be intended.
TENANT; 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 as well as the past, when applicable.
WEEK
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 destination are hereby validated.
WORDS AND PHRASES
Words and phrases shall be taken in their plain or ordinary and usual sense, but technical words and phrases having a particular and appropriate meaning in law shall be understood according to the technical import.
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.
[CC 1992 §100.030; R.O. 1979 §1.200]
The catchlines of the several Sections of this Code printed in boldface type are intended as mere catchwords to indicate the contents of the Section and shall not be deemed or taken to be the titles of such Sections, nor a part of the Section, nor, unless expressly so provided, shall they be so deemed when any of such Sections, including the catchlines, are amended or re-enacted.
[CC 1992 §100.040; R.O. 1979 §1.300]
Whenever any ordinance or part of any ordinance shall be amended or repealed, either expressly or by implication, by subsequent ordinance, the ordinance or part of an ordinance thus amended or repealed shall continue in force until the ordinance amending or repealing the same shall go into effect unless therein otherwise expressly provided; but no suit, prosecution, proceeding, fine or penalty instituted, created, given, secured or accrued under any ordinance previous to its amendment or repeal shall in anywise be affected, released or discharged, but may be prosecuted, enjoyed and recovered as fully as if such ordinance or provision had continued in force, unless it shall be therein otherwise expressly provided. Any addition, amendment or repeal shall be deemed to be incorporated in this revision, so that reference to the revised ordinances of Platte City or the Platte City Code shall be understood as including such amendment, addition or repeal.
[CC 1992 §100.050; R.O. 1979 §1.400]
When any ordinance repealing a former ordinance, clause or provision shall be itself repealed, such repeal shall not be construed to revive such former ordinance, clause or provision, unless it shall be expressly so provided.
[CC 1992 §100.060; R.O. 1979 §1.500]
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Board of Aldermen that the Sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this Code are severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or Section of this Code shall be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, its invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and Sections of this Code since the same would have been enacted by the Board of Aldermen without the incorporation in this Code of any such unconstitutional or invalid clause, phrase, sentence, paragraph or Section.