Hallsville Definitions ordinance (§ 225.200)

For the purposes of this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:

CIVIL EMERGENCY: A riot or unlawful assembly characterized by the use of force or violence, civil commotion or uprising; or any natural or man-made disaster or calamity; or imminent danger of any of the foregoing; or pandemic or other spread disease.

MAYOR: The Mayor of the City or, in his/her absence or inability to act, the Acting President of the Board of Aldermen.