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Ch 1 General Provisions

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Stratford as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

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Ch 1 Art I Miscellaneous Provisions

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Code/Ch 1: General Provisions

[Adopted as Ch. 1 of the 1963 Code]

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§ 1-1 Designation of Code.

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Code/Ch 1: General Provisions/Ch 1 Art I: Miscellaneous Provisions

The ordinances embraced in this volume shall constitute and be designated as the "Code of the Town of Stratford, Connecticut" and may be so cited.

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§ 1-2 Definitions; rules of construction.

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Code/Ch 1: General Provisions/Ch 1 Art I: Miscellaneous Provisions

In the construction of this Code and of all ordinances of the Town, the following definitions and rules of construction shall be observed, unless they are inconsistent with the manifest intent of the Town Council or the context clearly requires otherwise. A. Definitions. As used in this Code, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: B. Rules of construction. [Amended 3-12-2007 by Ord. No. 07-03 ] (1) Computation of time. The time within which an act is to be done shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day, and, if the last day is Sunday or a legal holiday, that day shall be excluded. (2) Gender. Words importing the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter. (3) Joint authority. All words giving a joint authori...

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1-2A{1} COUNTY

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Code/Ch 1: General Provisions/Ch 1 Art I: Miscellaneous Provisions/§ 1-2: Definitions; rules of construction./§ 1-2A: Definitions; rules of construction.

COUNTY The County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut.

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1-2A{2} GENERAL STATUTES

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Code/Ch 1: General Provisions/Ch 1 Art I: Miscellaneous Provisions/§ 1-2: Definitions; rules of construction./§ 1-2A: Definitions; rules of construction.

GENERAL STATUTES The revision of 1958 of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut and all amendments thereto.

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1-2A{3} MONTH

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Code/Ch 1: General Provisions/Ch 1 Art I: Miscellaneous Provisions/§ 1-2: Definitions; rules of construction./§ 1-2A: Definitions; rules of construction.

MONTH A calendar month.

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1-2A{4} OATH

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Code/Ch 1: General Provisions/Ch 1 Art I: Miscellaneous Provisions/§ 1-2: Definitions; rules of construction./§ 1-2A: Definitions; rules of construction.

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."

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1-2A{5} OWNER

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Code/Ch 1: General Provisions/Ch 1 Art I: Miscellaneous Provisions/§ 1-2: Definitions; rules of construction./§ 1-2A: Definitions; rules of construction.

OWNER Applied to a building or land, includes any part owner, tenant in common, tenant in partnership or joint tenant, with or without right of survivorship of the whole or of a part of such building or land.

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1-2A{6} PERSON

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Code/Ch 1: General Provisions/Ch 1 Art I: Miscellaneous Provisions/§ 1-2: Definitions; rules of construction./§ 1-2A: Definitions; rules of construction.

PERSON Extends and is applied to associations, firms, partnerships and bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals.

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1-2A{7} PRECEDING and FOLLOWING

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Code/Ch 1: General Provisions/Ch 1 Art I: Miscellaneous Provisions/§ 1-2: Definitions; rules of construction./§ 1-2A: Definitions; rules of construction.

PRECEDING and FOLLOWING Next before and next after, respectively.

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1-2A{8} SIDEWALK

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Code/Ch 1: General Provisions/Ch 1 Art I: Miscellaneous Provisions/§ 1-2: Definitions; rules of construction./§ 1-2A: Definitions; rules of construction.

SIDEWALK Any portion of the street, usually lying on either side thereof, between the curb and the adjacent property line, intended for the use of pedestrians.

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1-2A{9} SIGNATURE and SUBSCRIPTION

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Code/Ch 1: General Provisions/Ch 1 Art I: Miscellaneous Provisions/§ 1-2: Definitions; rules of construction./§ 1-2A: Definitions; rules of construction.

SIGNATURE and SUBSCRIPTION Include a mark when the person cannot write.

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1-2A{10} STATE

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Code/Ch 1: General Provisions/Ch 1 Art I: Miscellaneous Provisions/§ 1-2: Definitions; rules of construction./§ 1-2A: Definitions; rules of construction.

STATE The State of Connecticut.

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1-2A{11} STREET

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Code/Ch 1: General Provisions/Ch 1 Art I: Miscellaneous Provisions/§ 1-2: Definitions; rules of construction./§ 1-2A: Definitions; rules of construction.

STREET Includes avenues, boulevards, highways, roads, alleys, lanes, viaducts, bridges and the approaches thereto and all other public thoroughfares in the Town and all that part thereof between the property lines of the premises abutting thereon.

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1-2A{12} TENANT and OCCUPANT

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Code/Ch 1: General Provisions/Ch 1 Art I: Miscellaneous Provisions/§ 1-2: Definitions; rules of construction./§ 1-2A: Definitions; rules of construction.

TENANT and OCCUPANT Applied to a building or land, any person who occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.

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