Definitions. As used in this Code, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
COUNTY
The County of Monroe in the State of New York.
KEEPER or PROPRIETOR
Includes persons, firms, associations, corporations, clubs
and partnerships, whether acting by themselves or through a servant,
agent or employee.
MAYOR
The Mayor of the Village of Pittsford. Where an ordinance
or section shall direct that an act be performed or decision be made
by the Mayor, such expression shall be deemed to include not only
the Mayor but the Acting Mayor in the absence of the Mayor or any
member of the Board of Trustees designated by the Board or the Mayor
to perform the act or exercise the discretion referred to; but this
provision shall not be construed to authorize the Mayor or the Board
to delegate any power or duty on the part of the Mayor to any other
person except a member of the Board of Trustees of the village or
except as otherwise provided by law.
OATH
Includes an affirmation 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."
OWNER
As applied to a building or land, includes any part owner,
joint owner, tenant in common, tenant in partnership, joint tenant
or tenant by the entirety of the whole or of a part of such building
or land.
PERSON
Extends and applies to associations, clubs, societies, firms,
partnerships and bodies politic and corporate as well as to individuals.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Includes every species of property except real property,
as herein described.
PROPERTY
Includes real and personal property.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any park, cemetery, schoolyard or open space adjacent thereto
and all streets and parking fields.
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 place and sleeps at another, the place where
such person sleeps shall be deemed his "residence."
SEAL
The Village or Corporate Seal.
SIDEWALK
Any portion of a street between the curbline and the adjacent
property line intended for the use of pedestrians.
STATE
The State of New York.
STREET
Includes but shall not be limited to streets, avenues, boulevards,
roads, alleys, lanes, viaducts and all other public highways in the
village.
TENANT or OCCUPANT
As applied to a building or land, includes any person holding
a written or oral lease or who occupies the whole or a part of such
buildings or lands, either alone or with others.
TRUSTEE
Any person elected or appointed to that office.
WRITTEN or IN WRITING
Includes any representation of words, letters or figures,
whether by printing or otherwise.