For the purpose of this code the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AGENT. A person acting on behalf of another
(1963 Code, § 1-3-1)
ANOTHER. When used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property.
CITY, MUNICIPALITY, or MUNICIPAL CORPORATION. The City of LaSalle, irrespective of its population or legal classification.
COUNCIL or CITY COUNCIL. The Council of the City of LaSalle.
COUNTY. LaSalle County, Illinois.
COUNTY BOARD. The County Board of LaSalle County, Illinois.
(ILCS Ch. 5, Act 70, § 1.07)
COURT. Construed to mean any court of competent jurisdiction.
DECREE. Synonymous with JUDGMENT. (ILCS Ch. 5, Act 70, § 1.24)
ELECTORS. Persons qualified to vote for elective officers at municipal elections.
(ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 1-1-2)
EMPLOYEES. Whenever reference is made in this code to a City employee by title only, this shall be construed as though followed by the words of the City of La Salle.
(1963 Code, § 1-3-1)
EXECUTIVE OFFICER. Words used for an executive or ministerial officer may include any deputy or other person performing the duties of such officer, either generally or in special cases.
(ILCS Ch. 5, Act 70, § 1.08)
FEE. A sum of money charged by the city for the carrying on of a business, profession or occupation.
(1963 Code, § 1-3-1)
HERETOFORE or HEREAFTER. HERETO FORE means any time previous to the day on which the ordinance, resolution, or statute takes effect; HEREAFTER means at any time after that date.
(ILCS Ch. 5, Act 70, § 1.17)
HIGHWAY,ROAD, or STREET. May include any road laid out by authority of the United States, or of this state, or of any town or county of this state, and all bridges thereupon.
(ILCS Ch. 5, Act 70, § 1.16)
ILCS. Illinois Compiled Statutes, 1992, as heretofore and hereafter amended.
KEEPER or PROPRIETOR. Includes all persons, whether acting by themselves, or as a servant, agent, or employee.
KNOWINGLY. Imports only a knowledge that the facts exist which brings the act or omission within the provisions of this code. It does not require any knowledge of the unlawfulness of such act or omission.
(1963 Code, § 1-3-1)
LAND or REAL ESTATE. Includes rights and easements of an incorporeal nature.
LICENSE. The permission granted for the carrying on of a business, profession or occupation.
(1963 Code, § 1-3-1)
MAY. The act referred to is permissive.
MAYOR. The Mayor of the City of LaSalle.
MISDEMEANOR. Any offense deemed a violation of the provisions of this code which is a lesser offense than a felony as defined by state law.
(1963 Code, § 1-3-1)
MONTH. A calendar month.
(ILCS Ch. 5, Act 70, § 1.10)
MUNICIPAL CODE. The Illinois Municipal Code, ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5.
NEGLIGENT. (As well as NEGLECT, NEGLIGENCE, and NEGLIGENTLY) imports a want of such attention to the nature or probable consequences of the act or omission as a prudent person ordinarily bestows in acting in his or her own concern.
(1963 Code, § 1-3-1)
NUISANCE. Anything offensive or obnoxious to the health and welfare of the inhabitants of the city; or any act or thing repugnant to, or creating a hazard to, or having a detrimental effect on the property of, another person or to the community.
(1963 Code, § 1-3-1)
OATH. Includes affirmation, and SWEAR includes affirm.
(ILCS Ch. 5, Act 70, § 1.12)
OCCUPANT. Applied to a building or land shall include any person who occupies the whole or any part of such building or land whether alone or with others.
(1963 Code, § 1-3-1)
OFFENSE. Any act forbidden by any provision of this code or the omission of any act required by the provisions of this code.
(1963 Code, § 1-3-1)
OFFICERS. Whenever reference is made in this code to a city officer by title only, this shall be construed as though followed by the words “of the City of LaSalle.”
(1963 Code, § 1-3-1)
OWNER. When applied to property, includes any part owner, joint owner, purchaser and seller under a contract and/or deed, or tenant in common of the whole or part of the property, and includes any beneficiary of a land trust which owns property.
PERSON. Any legal person; includes associations, partnerships, corporations, joint ventures, and bodies politic and corporate as well as individuals.
(ILCS Ch. 5, Act 70, § 1.05)
PERSONAL PROPERTY. Includes all property except real.
POLICE OFFICERS. Police officers employed and in the service of the City of LaSalle. POLICE FORCE shall be construed to include such persons in the employ of a city as members of the Department of Police, who are or shall hereafter be appointed and sworn as police officers.
(ILCS Ch. 5, Act 70, § 1.20)
PREMISES. As applied to property, includes land and buildings.
PROPERTY. Includes real, personal, mixed estates, and other interests.
PUBLIC AUTHORITY. Includes school districts; units of legal government; the village, city, county, state, or federal governments, officers and agencies thereof, or any commissions or committees thereof; or any duly authorized public official.
PUBLIC PLACE. Includes any street, sidewalk, park, cemetery, school yard, body of water or watercourse, public conveyance, or any other place for the sale of merchandise, public accommodation, or amusement.
REAL PROPERTY. Includes lands, tenements, and hereditaments.
REGISTERED MAIL. Includes certified mail and CERTIFIED MAIL includes registered mail.
RETAILER. Shall be understood to relate to the sale of goods, merchandise, articles or things in small quantities direct to the consumer.
(1963 Code, § 1-3-1)
SHALL. The act referred to is mandatory.
SIDEWALK. That portion of the street between the curb line and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 1-188)
SPECIAL DISTRICTS. The meaning ascribed in Article VII of the constitution of the state of Illinois of 1970.
(ILCS Ch. 5, Act 70, § 1.29)
STATE. The state of Illinois.
STREET. Where the context admits, includes alleys, lanes, courts, boulevards, squares, and other public thoroughfares.
TENANT or OCCUPANT. As applied to premises, includes any person holding a written or oral lease, or who actually occupies the whole or any part of the premises, alone or with others.
THIS CODE or THIS CODE OF ORDINANCES. The city code hereby adopted, and as hereinafter modified by amendment, revision, and by the adoption of new titles, chapters, or sections.
UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. The meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the constitution of the state of Illinois of 1970.
(ILCS Ch. 5, Act 70, § 1.28)
WEEK. Seven consecutive days.
WHOEVER. Includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private.
WHOLESALER and WHOLESALE DEALER. Shall be understood to relate to the sale of goods, merchandise, articles or things in quantity to persons who purchase for the purpose of resale.
(1963 Code, § 1-3-1)
WILFULLY. When applied to the intent with which an act is done or omitted, implies simply a purpose or willingness to commit the act or make the omission referred to. It does not require any intent to violate law, or to injure another, or to acquire an advantage.
(1963 Code, § 1-3-1)
WRITTEN or IN WRITING. Includes printing, electronic, and any other mode of representing words and letters; but when the written signature of any person is required by law on any official or public writing or bond, required by law, it shall be (1) the proper handwriting of that person, or in case he or she is unable to write, his or her proper mark, or (2) an electronic signature as defined in the Electronic Commerce Security Act, ILCS Ch. 5, Act 175, §§ 1-101 et seq., except as otherwise provided by law. (ILCS Ch. 5, Act 70, § 1.15)
YEAR. A calendar year unless otherwise expressed; and the word YEAR alone is equivalent to the expression “Year of Our Lord.”
(ILCS Ch. 5, Act 70, § 1.10)