[Adopted 7-8-1975 by L.L. No. 1-1975 (Ch. 1, §§ 1.2 and 1.3, of the 1975 Municipal Code)]
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When used in this Code, unless otherwise expressly stated or unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ASSESSOR
The Assessor of the Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York.
ATTORNEY or TOWN ATTORNEY
The Town Attorney of the Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York or an attorney retained by the Town Board to render legal advice and assistance.
BOARD OF APPEALS or ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
The Board of Appeals of the Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York.
BOARD or TOWN BOARD
The Town Board of the Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York.
CHIEF OF POLICE or POLICE CHIEF
The Chief of Police of the Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York.
CLERK or TOWN CLERK
The Town Clerk of the Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York.
CODE
Unless otherwise specifically qualified, the Code of the Town of Southport.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
The officer designated by the Town Board to enforce the Zoning Ordinances, the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and other related local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of the Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York.
CONSTABLE or TOWN CONSTABLE
A Constable of the Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York.
COUNCILMAN
A Councilman of the Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York.
COUNTY
The County of Chemung in the State of New York.
COUNTY CLERK
The County Clerk of the County of Chemung in the State of New York.
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
The officer or employee designated by appropriate authority to be in charge of and responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of a local law, ordinance or parts thereof, for which he is so designated.
FIRE CHIEF
Any of the Fire Chiefs of any volunteer fire company which has contracted with the Town to render service in any fire district or area of the Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Any of the volunteer Fire Companies under contract to render services in the Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York.
FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER
The enforcement officer designated by the Town Board of the Town of Southport to enforce Part 2, Fire Prevention, of Chapter 245, Construction Codes, Uniform, of the Code of the Town of Southport and all other related laws, ordinances, rules and regulations relating to fire prevention.
HEALTH OFFICER
The duly appointed local Health Officer who is authorized to exercise all the functions and duties of a Health Officer of the Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE or TOWN JUSTICE
A Town Justice of the Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York.
MUNICIPALITY
The Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York.
OWNER
A person who has the legal title, alone or with others, or exercises dominion or control over property, both real and personal.
PERSON
One or more persons of either sex, natural person, corporations, partnerships, associations, joint-stock companies, societies and all other entities capable of being sued.
PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board of the Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York.
RECEIVER OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS
Receiver of Taxes and Assessment of the Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
The Sealer of Weights and Measures of the County of Chemung in the State of New York.
STATE
The State of New York.
SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS, HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT or TOWN SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of Highways of the Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York.
SUPERVISOR or TOWN SUPERVISOR
The Supervisor of the Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York.
TENANT
A person occupying real property under an oral or written lease or who is in possession of real property under the actual or tacit consent of the owner. Whenever a person, not the owner, occupies real property, it shall be presumed that he occupies same as a tenant.
TOWN or TOWN OF SOUTHPORT
The Town of Southport in the County of Chemung and State of New York.[1]
ZONING OFFICER
The Code Enforcement Officer designated by the Town Board of the Town of Southport to enforce Chapter 525, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Southport and related rules and regulations.
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Editor's Note: Original Subsections 31, 32 and 33, defining "Town Board," "Town Clerk" and "Town Justice," of § 1.2 of the 1975 Municipal Code, which followed this definition, were deleted 7-25-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006 (Res. No. 141-2006). See the terms "Board or Town Board," "Clerk or Town Clerk" and "Justice of the Peace or Town Justice" as defined above.
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All other words in this Code and not otherwise specifically defined shall be construed in the manner that they are normally used unless the context or subject matter requires otherwise; but words that have acquired a technical meaning in law and are so used shall be construed and understood in accordance with such meaning.
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Words used in the present tense include the future tense.
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The singular number includes the plural.
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A word importing the masculine gender only shall also be construed to include females, corporations, partnerships, associations, joint-stock companies, societies and all other entities capable of being sued.