[Adopted 2-5-1974 as § 1-2 of the 1974 Code]
As used in this Code, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Ossining.
The Charter of the Village of Ossining.
The legal boundary of the Village of Ossining.
The County of Westchester, in the State of New York.
Includes persons, firms, associations, corporations, clubs
and partnerships, whether acting by themselves or through a servant,
agent or employee.
The Mayor of the Village of Ossining, and where a law 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.
A calendar month.
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."
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.
Extends and shall be applied to associations, clubs, societies,
firms, partnerships and bodies politic and corporate, as well as to
individuals.
Includes every species of property, except real property,
as herein described.
Next before and next after, respectively.
Place or places.
Includes real and personal property.
Includes lands, tenements and hereditaments.
The Village or corporate seal.
Includes a mark when the person cannot write.
The State of New York.
Includes, but shall not be limited to, streets, avenues,
boulevards, roads, alleys, lanes, viaducts and all other public highways
in the Village.
Includes any person holding a written or oral lease or who
occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, either alone
or with others.
Any person elected or appointed to that office.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Ossining.
Whenever the words "the Village," "this Village," "the corporation"
or "this corporation" are used they shall be construed as if the words
"of Ossining, New York" followed them.
Seven days.
Includes any representation of words, letters or figures,
whether by printing or otherwise.
A calendar year.
A.
Computation of time. Whenever a notice is required
to be given or an act to be done, a certain length of time before
any proceeding shall be had, the day on which such notice is given,
or such act is done, shall be counted in computing the time, but the
day on which such proceeding is to be had shall not be counted.
B.
Delegation of authority. Whenever a provision appears
requiring the head of a department of the Village to do some act or
make certain inspections, it is to be construed to authorize the head
of the department to designate, delegate and authorize subordinates
to perform the required act or make the required inspection, unless
the terms of the provision or section designate otherwise.
C.
Interpretation. In the interpretation and application
of any provision of this Code, it shall be held to be the minimum
requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety,
comfort, convenience and general welfare. Where any provision of the
Code imposes greater restrictions upon the subject matter than the
general provisions imposed by the Code, the provision imposing the
greater restriction or regulation shall be deemed to be controlling.
D.
Joint authority. 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.
E.
Name of officer. Whenever the name of an officer is
given it shall be construed as though the words "of the Village of
Ossining," were added.
F.
Nontechnical and technical words. Words and phrases
shall be construed according to the common and approved usage of the
language; but technical words and phrases and such others as may have
acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law shall be construed
and understood according to such meaning.
G.
Number. A word importing the singular number only
may extend and be applied to several persons and things as well as
to one person and thing.
H.
Tense. Words used in the past or present tense include
the future, as well as the past and present.
