[Adopted as § 1.002 of the 2000 Code; amended in
its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. III)]
A.
Terms used
in this Code, unless specifically defined in this Code, have the same
meanings prescribed by the Wisconsin Statutes for the same terms,
or if not defined in this Code or the statutes, then their usual and
customary meanings.
B.
In the construction
of this Code, the following rules shall be observed unless such construction
would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the ordinance:
(1)
Wisconsin
Statutes. All references to "Wisconsin Statutes" or "Wis. Stats."
mean the Wisconsin Statutes as of the adoption of this Code and as
they may be amended from time to time.
(2)
Gender,
singular and plural. Every word in this Code imparting the masculine
gender may extend and be applied to females as well as males, and
every word imparting the singular number only may extend and be applied
to several persons or things as well as to one person or thing, provided
that these rules of construction shall not be applied to any provision
which contains any express language excluding such construction or
when the subject matter or context of such provision may be repugnant
thereto.
(3)
Person.
The word "person" extends and applies to natural persons, firms, corporations,
associations, partnerships or other bodies politic and to all entities
capable of being sued, unless plainly inapplicable.
(4)
Acts
of agents. When a provision requires an act to be done which may by
law as well be done by an agent as by the principal, such requirement
shall be construed to include all such acts when done by an authorized
agent.
(5)
Tense.
The use of any verb in the present tense shall not preclude the interpretation
of the verb in the future tense, where appropriate.
(6)
Shall
and may. The word "shall" is mandatory; the word "may" is discretionary.
As used in this Code, the following specific terms shall be
defined as follows:
Includes the failure or omission to do something which should
have been done, or which was required to be done, under the circumstances
then existing.
The Village Board of the Village of Hobart, and similarly
the title of any other official, board or commission shall refer to
that of the Village of Hobart unless otherwise stated.
The Village of Hobart Code (this Code).
Brown County.
An ordinance of the Village of Hobart and all amendments
thereto included in this Code; and any ordinance passed and published
but not yet included in this Code.
Any natural individual, firm, partnership, trust, estate,
club, association or corporation. As applied to partnerships or associations,
the term includes the partners or members thereof; as applied to corporations,
the term includes the officers, agents or employees thereof who are
responsible for the act referred to.
State of Wisconsin.
Village of Hobart, Brown County, Wisconsin.
