New Franklin Definitions ordinance (§ 605.010)

As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings indicated:

BOARD OF ALDERMEN: The Board of Aldermen of the City of New Franklin.

BUSINESS OR OCCUPATION: Any person, his/her lessees and his/her trustees or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever, engaged in any business, occupation, pursuit, profession or trade or in keeping or maintaining of any institution, establishment, articles, utility or commodities specified in the Municipal Code of the City within the City, except as may be otherwise provided by this Code.

CITY: The City of New Franklin, State of Missouri.

CITY CLERK: The Clerk of the City of New Franklin.

COLLECTOR: The Collector of the City of New Franklin.

FEE: The sum of lawful money of the United States of America required to be paid to the City by any merchant, business or occupation for a license before commencing business as such.

LICENSE YEAR: Unless otherwise provided, shall be a period of twelve (12) calendar months beginning on the first (1st) day of January in each year commencing with the year 1973 or in the case of those businesses established subsequent to the 1st day of January, at the beginning of doing business and shall end on the following thirty-first (31st) day of December.

MAYOR: The Mayor of the City of New Franklin.

MERCHANT: Any person and his/her lessees and his/her trustees or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever, who deals in the selling at wholesale or retail of any goods, wares, merchandise or personal property of any description or the rendering of any service in connection therewith at any store, stand or place within the City except as is or may be otherwise provided by Chapter.

PERSON: Any natural individual, partnership, firm, corporation or association. As applied to partnerships, firms or associations, the term includes the individual partners or members thereof and the singular includes the plural.