In the construction of this Code and of all ordinances, the
following definitions and rules shall be observed, unless such definitions
and rules would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the Town
Council:
The Charter of the Town of Somerset.
The time within which an act is to be done shall be computed
by excluding the first day and including the last day; and if the
last day is Sunday or a legal holiday, that day shall be excluded.
Montgomery County, Maryland.
All salaried employees of the Town of Somerset other than
public officials.
Words importing masculine gender shall include the feminine
and neuter.
All words giving a joint authority to three or more persons
or officers shall be construed as giving such authority to a majority
of such persons or officers.
Includes persons, firms, associations, corporations, clubs
and copartnerships, whether acting by themselves or through a servant,
agent or employee.
A calendar month.
Words used in the singular include the plural number; and
the plural includes the singular number.
Shall be construed to include an affirmation or declaration
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."
As 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.
Includes persons, firms, partnerships, corporations, estates,
trusts, associations, and government institutions or agencies.
Includes real and personal property.
The Mayor, members of the Town Council, and any and all other
persons appointed to their position by the Mayor with the approval
of the Town Council, whether or not compensated.
A path or way, paved or unpaved, whether publicly or privately
owned, intended for public use by pedestrians.
Includes a mark when the person cannot write, his name being
written near it and witnessed by a person who writes his own name
as witness.
The State of Maryland.
Includes any public ways, roads, highways, and avenues within
the Town.
As 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.
Words used in the past or present tense include the future
as well as the past and present.
The Town of Somerset, in the County of Montgomery and State
of Maryland, except as otherwise provided.
The attorney retained by the Town to serve as the Town's
chief legal advisor. The Mayor shall appoint the Town Attorney with
the approval of the Town Council.
The property owned by the Town and designated as a Town park
under this Code.
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[Ord. No. 2-89, eff. 4-24-1989 (formerly Ch. 1, § 1-106, of the 1989 Code); amended by Res. No. 5-19, 10-7-2019, eff. 12-12-2019; Res. No. 10-23-2, 12-4-2023, eff. 1-9-2024]
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