(A) Generally. For the purpose of this code, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CODE. The words CODE, THE CODE or THIS CODE may be used as short title for the “Town Code of Bremen, Indiana.”
(Prior Code, § 3.02)
COUNCIL. The words COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL or SUCH COUNCIL shall mean the Town Council.
(Prior Code, § 3.03)
COUNTY. The words THE COUNTY or THIS COUNTY shall mean the County of Marshall, State of Indiana.
(Prior Code, § 3.04)
MONTH. A calendar month.
(Prior Code, § 3.05)
OATH. Includes an affirmation in all cases which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in such cases, the word SWEAR shall be equivalent to the words AFFIRM or AFFIRMED.
(Prior Code, § 3.06)
OWNER. Applied to a building or land, includes any person, group of persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations or any other legal entity having legal title to or sufficient proprietary interest of the whole or part of such building or land.
(Prior Code, § 3.07)
PERSON. Includes a corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization, trustee or any other group acting as a unit, as well as a natural person.
(Prior Code, § 3.08)
PROPERTY. Includes real and personal property. The words PERSONAL PROPERTY shall include every species of property except real property, and the words REAL PROPERTY shall include lands, tenements and hereditaments.
(Prior Code, § 3.09)
PUBLIC PLACE. Any street or highway, sidewalk, park, cemetery, schoolyard or open space adjacent thereto, and any lake or stream or any other place of public resort or accommodation.
(Prior Code, § 3.10)
REASONABLE TIME. In all cases where any provision shall require any act to be done in a reasonable time, or reasonable notice to be given to any person, such REASONABLE TIME OR NOTICE shall be deemed to mean such time only as may be necessary in the prompt execution of such duty or compliance with such notice.
(Prior Code, § 3.11)
SIDEWALK. Any portion of the street between the curb line and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians, excluding parkways.
(Prior Code, § 3.12)
SIGNATURE or SUBSCRIPTION. Includes a mark when a person cannot write.
(Prior Code, § 3.13)
STATE. The words THE STATE or THIS STATE shall mean the State of Indiana.
(Prior Code, § 3.14)
STREET. Includes streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, alleys, viaducts and all other public highways in the town.
(Prior Code, § 3.15)
TENANT. The words TENANT or OCCUPANT, applied to a building or land, shall include any person holding a written or oral lease of, or who occupies the whole or a part of, such building or land, either alone or with others.
(Prior Code, § 3.16)
TOWN. Shall be construed as if the words “of Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana” follow it.
(Prior Code, § 3.17)
VEHICLE. Any device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices moved by human power.
(Prior Code, § 3.18)
YEAR. A calendar year.
(Prior Code, § 3.19)
(B) Definitions in chapters. Certain chapters of this code contain other definitions applicable particularly to such chapters. In case of any conflict between the definitions provided in this chapter and such other definitions, the other definitions shall prevail in the chapters where applicable.
(Prior Code, § 3.20)
(C) State definitions to apply. Unless clearly in conflict with definitions or other provisions of this code, or otherwise clearly inapplicable, definitions established for this state by statute or case shall apply to this code.
(Prior Code, § 3.21)