It
is the legislative intent of the Village Council, in adopting this
Code, that all provisions and sections of this Code be liberally construed
to protect and preserve the peace, health, safety and welfare of the
inhabitants of the Village. In the construction of this Code and any
amendment thereto, the following rules and definitions shall be observed,
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
CODE
The term "this Code" or "Code" shall mean the Code of Ordinances, Village of Vicksburg, Michigan, as designated in §
1-1.
COMPUTATION OF TIME
The time within which an act is to be done, as provided in
this Code or in any order issued pursuant to this Code, when expressed
in days, shall be computed by excluding the first day and including
the last, except that if the last day is Sunday or a legal holiday
it shall be excluded; and when the time is expressed in hours, the
whole of Sunday or a legal holiday, from midnight to midnight, shall
be excluded if the time period expires on a Sunday or legal holiday.
COUNTY
The term "the county" or "this county" shall mean the County
of Kalamazoo in the State of Michigan.
GENDER
A word importing the masculine gender only shall extend and
be applied to females and to firms, partnerships and corporations
and to all neuter objects as well as to males.
MCLA
The abbreviation "MCLA" shall mean the Michigan Compiled
Laws Annotated, as amended.
[Amended 5-15-2023 by Ord. No. 299]
NUMBER
A word imparting the singular number only may extend and
be applied to several persons and things as well as to one person
and thing.
OATH, AFFIRMATION, SWORN, AFFIRMED
The word "oath" shall be construed to include the word "affirmation"
in all cases where, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for
an oath; and in like cases the word "sworn" shall be construed to
include the word "affirmed."
OFFICER, DEPARTMENT, BOARD, COMMISSION OR OTHER AGENCY
Whenever any officer, department, board, commission or other
agency is referred to by title only, such reference shall be construed
as if followed by the words "of the Village of Vicksburg, Michigan."
Whenever by the provisions of this Code any officer of the Village
is assigned any duty or empowered to perform any act or duty, reference
to such officer shall mean and include such officer or his deputy
or authorized subordinate.
PERSON
Includes firms, joint ventures, partnerships, corporations,
clubs and all associations or organizations of natural persons, either
incorporated or unincorporated, howsoever operating or named, and
whether acting by themselves or by a servant, agent or fiduciary,
and all federal, state and local agencies of government, as well as
natural persons, and includes all legal representatives, heirs, successors
and assigns thereof.
PUBLIC ACTS
All references to "Public Acts" are references to Michigan
Public Acts.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place to or upon which the public resorts or travels,
whether such place is owned or controlled by the Village or any agency
of the state, or is a place to or upon which the public resorts or
travels by custom or by invitation, express or implied.
SIDEWALK
That portion of a street between the curblines or lateral
lines and the right-of-way lines which is intended for the use of
pedestrians.
STATE
The term "the state" or "this state" shall be construed to
mean the State of Michigan.
STREET, HIGHWAY or ALLEY
The entire width subject to an easement for public right-of-way
or owned in fee by the Village, county or state, or every way or place,
of whatever nature, whenever any part thereof is open to the use of
the traveling public. The word "alley" shall mean any such way or
place providing a secondary means of ingress and egress from a property.
TENSE
Words used in the present or past tense include the future
as well as the present and past.
VILLAGE
The Village of Vicksburg, Michigan.
VILLAGE COUNCIL
The term "Village Council" or "Council" shall mean the Village
Council of the Village of Vicksburg.