In the construction of this Code, and of all ordinances and resolutions passed by the City Council, the following rules shall be observed, unless such construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the Council:
City. The word "city" shall mean the City of Longview, Texas.
City Council. The words "the City Council" or "this City Council" shall mean the City Council of Longview, in the County of Gregg and State of Texas.
City Council Secretary, Chief Executive Officer, Chief of Police
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other city officers. The words "City Council Secretary," "Chief Executive Officer," "Chief of Police" or other city officers or departments shall be construed to mean the City Council Secretary, Chief Executive Officer, Chief of Police or such other municipal officers or departments, respectively, of the City Council of Longview, Texas.
Computation of time. Whenever a notice is required to be given or an act to be done a certain length of time before any proceeding shall be had, the day on which such notice is given or such act is done shall be counted in computing the time, but the day on which such proceeding is to be had shall not be counted.
Council. Whenever the words "Council" or "this Council" are used, they shall mean the City Council of the City of Longview, Texas.
Gender. A word importing the masculine gender only shall extend and be applied to females and to firms, partnerships and corporations as well as to males.
Highway. The term "highway," when used in this Code, shall include any street, alley, highway, avenue or public place or square, bridges, viaducts, tunnels, underpasses, overpasses and causeways in the City Council, dedicated or devoted to public use.
Joint authority. Words purporting to give authority to three or more officers or other persons shall be construed as giving such authority to a majority of such officers or other persons, unless it is otherwise declared.
Month. The word "month" shall mean a calendar month.
Number. Any word importing the singular number shall include the plural and any word importing the plural number shall include the singular.
Oath. The word "oath" shall be construed to include an affirmation 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."
Or, and. "Or" may be read "and" and "and" may be read "or," if the sense requires it.
Owner. The word "owner", applied to a building or land, shall include any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, of the whole or part of such building or land.
Person. The word "person" shall extend and be applied to associations, corporations, firms, partnerships and bodies politic and corporate as well as to individuals.
Preceding, following. The words "preceding" and "following" mean next before and next after, respectively.
Roadway. The word "roadway" shall mean that portion of a street improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic.
Shall. The word "shall" will always be mandatory and never permissive.
Sidewalk. The word "sidewalk" shall mean any portion of the street between the curb, or the lateral line of the roadway and the adjacent property line, intended for the use of pedestrians.
Signature
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subscription. The words "signature" or "subscription" shall include a mark when a person cannot write.
State. The words "the state" or "this state" shall be construed to mean the State of Texas.
Street. The term "street", when used in this Code, shall include any highway, alley, street, avenue, public place or square, bridge, viaduct, underpass, overpass, tunnel and causeway in the City Council, dedicated or devoted to public use.
Time. Words used in the past or present tense include the future as well as the past and present.
Written
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in writing. The words "written" or "in writing", shall be construed to include any representation of words, letters or figures, whether by printing or otherwise.
Year. The word "year" shall mean a calendar year.