(A) Terms used in this code, unless otherwise specifically defined, have the meanings prescribed by the statutes of the state for the same terms.
(B) For the purpose of this code, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COMPUTATION OF TIME. The time within which an act is to be done as provided in this code or in any order issued pursuant to this code, when expressed in days, shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last, except that if the last day be Sunday or a legal holiday, it shall be excluded, and when the time is expressed in hours, the whole of Sunday or a legal holiday, from midnight to midnight, shall be excluded.
COUNTY. The County of Jackson, Michigan.
JUVENILE. Any person under 17 years of age.
MINOR. A person under 21 years of age.
MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRACTION. An act or omission that is prohibited by this code or any ordinance of the village, but which is not a crime under this code or any other ordinance of the village, and for which civil sanctions, including, without limitation, fines, damages, expenses and costs may be ordered, as authorized by Public Act 236 of 1961, Ch. 87, being MCL 600.8701 et seq., as amended. A MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRACTION is not a lesser included offense of any criminal offense in this code.
OFFICER, DEPARTMENT, BOARD AND THE LIKE. Whenever any officer, department, board or other public agency is referred to by title only, the reference shall be construed as if followed by the words “of the Village of Grass Lake, Michigan.” Whenever, by the provisions of this code, any officer of the village is assigned any duty or empowered to perform any act or duty, reference to the officer shall mean and include the officer or his or her deputy or authorized subordinate.
ORDINANCES. The ordinances of the Village of Grass Lake and all amendments thereto.
PERSON. Any natural individual, firm, trust, partnership, association or corporation. Whenever the word PERSON is used in any section of this code prescribing a penalty or fine, as applied to partnerships or associations, the word includes the partners or members thereof, and as applied to corporations, the word includes officers, agents or employees thereof who are responsible for any violations of the section. The singular includes the plural. The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders.
STATE. The term THE STATE or THIS STATE shall be construed to mean the State of Michigan.
VILLAGE. The Village of Grass Lake, Michigan.
VILLAGE COUNCIL or COUNCIL. The Village Council of the Village of Grass Lake.
(Prior Code, § 10.02)