In
the construction of this Code and of all ordinances, 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.
ALDERMEN
Any person elected to that office, and shall include those
persons who hold other offices and who are ex officio.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN, BOARD
Whenever the term, "Board of Aldermen",
or "Board" is used, unless the context requires otherwise,
it shall be construed to refer to the Board of Aldermen of the City
of Pacific.
CITY
The City of Pacific in the State of Missouri.
CODE OF ORDINANCES, CODE
The term "Code of Ordinances" or "Code" shall mean the Code of Ordinances of Pacific, Missouri.
CODIFICATION
The term, "Codification" or "this Codification" shall refer to the Code of Ordinances of Pacific,
Missouri.
COMPUTATION OF TIME
The time within which an act is to be done shall be computed
by excluding the first and including the last day, and if the last
day is a Sunday, that shall be excluded.
COUNTY
St. Louis and Franklin County in the State of Missouri.
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
Whenever a provision appears in this Code requiring the head
of a department of the City to do some act or make certain inspections,
it may be construed to authorize the head of the department to designate,
delegate and authorize subordinates to perform the required act or
make the required inspections unless the terms of the provision or
Section designate otherwise.
GENDER
When any subject matter, party or person is described or
referred to by words importing the masculine gender, females as well
as males, and associations and bodies corporate as well as individuals,
shall be deemed to be included.
JOINT AUTHORITY
Words importing joint authority to three (3) or more persons
or officers shall be construed as giving such authority to a majority
of such persons or officers unless otherwise declared in the law giving
the authority.
KEEPER, PROPRIETOR
The words "keeper" and "proprietor" shall mean and include persons, firms, associations, corporations,
clubs and partnerships, whether acting by themselves or through a
servant, agent or employee.
MAYOR
The Mayor of the City of Pacific.
NONTECHNICAL AND TECHNICAL WORDS
Words and phrases shall be construed according to the common
and approved usage of the language; but technical words and phrases
and such others as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning
in law shall be construed and understood according to such meaning.
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
The word "oath" shall be construed to include
an affirmation in all cases in which, in 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".
OR, AND
"Or" may be read "and," and "and" may be read "or" if
the sense requires it.
OWNER
When applied to a building or land, shall include any part-owner,
joint owner, tenant in comment, joint tenant or tenant by the entirety,
of the whole or a part of such building or land.
PERSON
Includes a corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization
and any other group acting as a unit as well as individuals. 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 prescribing
a penalty or fine, as to partnerships or associations the word shall
include the partners or members thereof, and as to corporations the
word shall include the officers, agents or members thereof who are
responsible for any violation of such Section.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences
of debt.
PRECEDING, FOLLOWING
The words "preceding" and "following" shall mean next before and next after, respectively.
PROPERTY
Includes real and personal property.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any park, cemetery, school yard, public building, or open
space adjacent thereto.
PUBLIC WAY
Includes any street, alley, boulevard, parkway, highway,
sidewalk or other public thoroughfare.
REAL PROPERTY
The term "real property," "premises," "real estate"
or "lands" shall be deemed to be co-extensive with lands,
tenements and hereditaments.
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 (1) place and sleeps at another, the place
where such person sleeps shall be deemed his residence.
SEAL
The City or Corporate Seal.
SIDEWALK
The portion of the street between the curb line and the adjacent
property line intended for the use of pedestrians.
SIGNATURE
Where the written signature of any person is required, the
proper handwriting of such person or his mark shall be intended.
STATE
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 every other of them.
TENANT, OCCUPANT
When 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
Words used in the past or present tense include the future
as well as the past and present.
TITLE OF OFFICER
Whenever the title of an officer is given, it shall be construed
as though the words, "of the City of Pacific" were
added.
WRITING, WRITTEN
Includes printing, lithographing or any other mode of representing
words and letters.
YEAR
A calendar year, unless otherwise expressed, and is equivalent
to the words, "year of our Lord."