The construction of all ordinances of this village shall be by the following rules, unless that construction is plainly repugnant to the intent of the Mayor and Village Board or of the context of the same ordinance.
(A) AND or OR. Either conjunction shall include the other as if written “and/or”, if the sense requires it.
(B) Acts by assistants. When a statute or ordinance requires an act to be done which, by law, an agent or deputy as well may do as the principal, the requisition shall be satisfied by the performance of the act by an authorized agent or deputy.
(C) Gender and number. All words used herein implying the masculine gender may apply to and include the feminine or neuter gender, and all words importing the plural may be applied to and mean a single person, firm, or thing. All words importing the singular number may be applied to and mean the plural number.
(D) General term. A general term following specific enumeration of terms is not to be limited to the class enumerated unless expressly so limited.
(Ord. 420, passed 8-15-1991)