Fayette Definitions ordinance (§ 100.080)

A. In the construction of this Code and of all other ordinances of the City, the following definitions shall be observed, unless it shall be otherwise expressly provided in any Section or ordinance, or unless inconsistent with the manifest intent of the Board of Aldermen, or unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

BOARD OF ALDERMEN: The Board of Aldermen of Fayette, Missouri.

CERTIFIED MAIL or CERTIFIED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED: Includes certified mail carried by the United States Postal Service or any parcel or letter carried by an overnight, express or ground delivery service that allows a sender or recipient to electronically track its location and provides a record of the signature of the recipient.

CITY: The words "the City" or "this City" or "City" shall mean the City of Fayette, Missouri.

COUNTY: The words "the County" or "this County" or "County" shall mean the County of Howard, Missouri.

DAY: A day of twenty-four (24) hours, beginning at 12:00 Midnight.

KEEPER, PROPRIETOR: Includes persons, firms, associations, corporations, clubs, and partnerships, whether acting by themselves or by a representative, servant or agent.

MAY: Is permissive.

MAYOR: The Mayor of Fayette, Missouri.

MONTH: A calendar month.

OATH: Includes an affirmation in all cases in which 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: Applied to a building or land, shall include any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant or tenant by the entirety of the whole or a part of such building or land.

PERSON: Includes a corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization and any other group acting as a unit as well as individuals. It shall also include an executor, administrator, trustee, receiver or other representative appointed according to law. Whenever the word "person" is used in any Section of this Code prescribing a penalty or fine, as to partnerships or associations, the word shall include the partners or members thereof, as to corporations, shall include the officers, agents or members thereof who are responsible for any violation of such Section.

PRECEDING, FOLLOWING: Next before and next after, respectively.

PROPERTY: Includes real and personal property.

PUBLIC WAY: Includes any street, alley, boulevard, parkway, highway, sidewalk or other public thoroughfare.

REAL PROPERTY: The terms "real property," "premises," "real estate" or "lands" shall be deemed to be co-extensive with lands, tenements and hereditaments.

SHALL: Is mandatory.

SIDEWALK: That portion of the street between the curb line and the adjacent property line which is intended for the use of pedestrians.

SIGNATURE: Where the written signature of any person is required, the proper handwriting of such person or his/her mark shall be intended.

STATE: The words "the State" or "this State" or "State" shall mean the State of Missouri.

STREET: Includes any public way, highway, street, avenue, boulevard, parkway, alley or other public thoroughfare, and each of such words shall include all of them.

TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY: Includes goods, chattels and all personal property, except intangible personal property.

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

WRITING: The words "writing" and "written" shall include printing, lithographing or any other mode of representing words and letters.

YEAR: A calendar year, unless otherwise expressed, and the word "year" shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord."

B. Newspaper. Whenever in this Code or other ordinance of the City it is required that notice be published in the "official newspaper" or a "newspaper of general circulation published in the City," and if there is no such newspaper published within the City, the said notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the City, regardless of its place of publication.

C. Delegation Of Authority. Whenever a provision appears in this Code requiring the head of a department or an officer of the City to do some act or make certain inspections, it may be construed to authorize the head of the department or officer to designate, delegate and authorize subordinates to perform the required act or make the required inspections, unless the terms of the provision or Section designate otherwise.