The following words and phrases, whenever used in the ordinances of the village of Hatch, New Mexico, shall be construed as defined in this section unless from the context a different meaning is intended or unless a different meaning is specifically defined and more particularly directed to the use of such words or phrases:
BOARD OF TRUSTEES: The board of trustees of the village of Hatch. "All its members" or "all board members" means the total number of board members holding office.
CITY AND VILLAGE: Each mean the village of Hatch, New Mexico, or the area within the territorial limits of the village of Hatch, New Mexico, and such territory outside of the village of Hatch boundaries over which the village has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any constitutional or statutory provision.
COUNTY: The county of Dona Ana.
LAW: Denotes applicable federal law, the constitution and statutes of the state of New Mexico, the ordinances of the village of Hatch, New Mexico, and, when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations which may be promulgated thereunder.
MAY: Is permissive.
MONTH: A calendar month.
MUST AND SHALL: Are each mandatory.
OATH: Includes an affirmation of declaration in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in such cases the words "swear" and "sworn" shall be equivalent to the words "affirm" and "affirmed".
OWNER: Applied to a building or land, includes any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant, tenant by the entirety, of the whole or a part of such building or land.
PERSON: Includes a natural person, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, association, club, company, corporation, business, trust, organization, or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer or employee of any of them.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: Includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt.
PRECEDING AND FOLLOWING: Next before and next after, respectively.
PROPERTY: Includes real and personal property.
REAL PROPERTY: Includes lands, tenements and hereditaments.
SIDEWALK: That portion of a street between the curbline and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians.
STATE: The state of New Mexico.
STREET: Includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs or other public ways in the village which have been or may hereafter be dedicated and open to public use, or such other public property so designated in any law of this state.
TENANT AND OCCUPANT: Applied to a building or land, include any person who occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.
WRITTEN: Includes printed, typewritten, mimeographed, multigraphed, or otherwise reproduced in permanent visible form.
YEAR: A calendar year. (Ord. 204 § 1, 1985)