In the construction of this code, the following definitions and rules of construction shall be observed unless inconsistent with the manifest intent of the Town Council, or the context clearly requires otherwise.
CLERK. The Town Clerk, or his or her designee.
COMPUTATION OF TIME. The time within which an act is to be done shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day. If the last day is Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, that day shall be excluded.
COUNCIL. The Town Council.
COUNTY. The County of Catawba, North Carolina, except as otherwise provided.
DEPARTMENTS, OFFICERS, AND THE LIKE. The names of departments, officers, boards, commissions, and the like shall be read as though followed by “of the Town of Maiden”.
FINANCE OFFICER. The Finance Officer of the town, or his or her designee.
GENDER. Words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter, and be extended to firms, partnerships, and corporations.
GENERAL STATUTES or G.S. The general statutes of the state, as amended.
JOINT AUTHORITY. All words giving a joint authority to three, or more, persons or officers shall be construed as giving such authority to a majority of such persons or officers.
MANAGER. The Town Manager, his or her designee, Acting Town Manager, or Interim Town Manager, as duly appointed by the Council.
MAY. The word shall be permissive.
MAYOR. The Mayor of the town.
MONTH. A calendar month.
NUMBER. Words used in the singular include the plural, and words used in the plural include the singular number.
OATH. Includes 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.
OFFICIAL TIME STANDARD. Whenever certain hours are named in this code, they shall mean Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Saving Time, whichever may be in current use in the town.
OWNER. When applied to a building or land, shall include any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant, or tenant by the entirety, of the whole, or a part of such building or land.
PERSON. A corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization, and any other group acting as a unit, as well as an individual.
PERSONAL PROPERTY. Every species of property except real property, as defined in this section.
PRECEDING, FOLLOWING. Next before and next after, respectively.
PROPERTY. Real and personal property.
REAL PROPERTY. Lands, tenements, and hereditaments.
SHALL. The word shall be mandatory.
SIDEWALK. Any portion of a street between the curb line and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians.
SIGNATURE. Includes a mark when the person cannot write; includes the word SUBSCRIPTION.
STATE. The State of North Carolina, except as otherwise provided.
STREET. Any public way, road, highway, street, avenue, boulevard, parkway, alley, lane, viaduct, or bridge, and the approaches thereto within the town.
TENANT. Any person who occupies the whole, or a part, of such building or land, whether alone or with others. Includes the word OCCUPANT.
TENSE. Words used in the past or present tense include the future, as well as the past and present.
TOWN. The Town of Maiden in Catawba County, North Carolina, except as otherwise provided.
WRITING. Printing, and any other mode of representing words and letters. Includes the word WRITTEN.
YEAR. A calendar year.
(Code 1976, § 1.1)
Cross-reference:
Definitions for animal chapter, § 4-101; definitions for minimum housing standards article, § 5-401; taxicab defined, § 6-201; definitions for amusement devices and places of amusement article, § 6-301; peddler defined, § 6-401; definitions of masseur and masseuse, § 6-502;; definitions for garbage and refuse chapter, § 11-101; interpretation of commonly used terms and words in land use and zoning, § 17-305; definitions of specific terms and words in land use and zoning, § 17-306; definitions for flood damage prevention article, § 17-402; definitions for subdivision control, § 17-501; minor subdivision defined, § 17-521; definitions regarding parades and demonstrations, § 19-321; traffic and motor vehicle definitions, § 20-101; definitions regarding sewer system, § 21-302; definitions regarding electric power system, § 21-401; definitions regarding abandoned motor vehicles, § 20-1201.
Statutory reference:
Computation of time, G.S. §§ 1-593, 1A-1, Rule 6(a), 159-2; rules construction, G.S. § 12-3; citation of general statutes, G.S. § 164-1.