For the purpose of these bylaws, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings:
DEPARTMENT
A board, committee and commission of the Town and any office
thereof.
DRIVER
The person having the charge or control of a vehicle upon
a public or private street, way, off-road, sidewalk or path.
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
The person who has responsibility for supervision of the
day-to-day activities of the department.
OWNER
As applied to a building or to land, a part owner, joint
owner, tenant in common, joint tenant, and tenant by the entirety
of the whole or of a part of the building or land.
PERSON
Individuals, corporations, trusts, societies, associations,
partnerships and individual business proprietorships.
PUBLIC BUILDING
All buildings belonging to or under the control of the Town
of South Hadley or any of its departments.
PUBLIC PLACE
All commons, parks, playgrounds, buildings, and public lands
belonging to or in the charge of the Town of South Hadley, or any
of its departments, and those portions of public squares, parking
lots and places which do not form traveled parts of public ways.
SELECTBOARD
Includes the term "Board of Selectmen" whenever so used in
the laws of the commonwealth.
SIDEWALK
Any sidewalk, footpath, bicycle path or other path commonly
used by pedestrians, situated outside that portion of a street commonly
used by vehicles for travel whether or not the sidewalk has been wrought
and constructed by or under the authority of the Town of South Hadley.
SOLICITATION
Seeking to raise funds or sell or obtain orders for goods
or services from persons in residences within the Town, not including
the weekly or daily house delivery of newspapers. The term "commercial
soliciting" shall mean soliciting in connection with a business or
profit-making venture.
STREET
A public way, highway, Town way, alley, square, lane, court,
crossroad, sidewalk, and a part of a public place that forms a traveled
part of a highway or public way.
TOWN
The Town of South Hadley.
TOWN OFFICER
Any individual, either elected or appointed, serving as a
member of any committee, board, authority, or trusteeship of the Town.
VOTER
A duly registered voter of the Town of South Hadley.
These bylaws shall not retroactively affect any act that has
been done, any right that has accrued, any penalty that has been incurred,
any suit, prosecution or proceeding that is pending, or the tenure
of office of a person who holds office upon the effective date of
these bylaws.