(A) General rule. Words and phrases be taken in their plain, or ordinary and usual sense. However, technical words and phrases having a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law be understood according to their technical import.
(B) Definitions. For the purpose of , the definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CHARTER. The Charter of the Town of Mills River, North Carolina.
CODE, THIS CODE or THIS CODE OF ORDINANCES. This municipal code as modified by amendment, revision and adoption of new titles, chapters or sections.
COUNTY. Henderson County, North Carolina.
GOVERNOR. The Governor of North Carolina.
JOINT AUTHORITY. All words giving a joint authority to 3 or more or be construed as giving the authority to a majority of the or .
MAY. The act referred to is permissive.
MONTH. A calendar month.
OATH. An affirmation in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation be substituted for an oath, and in such cases the words SWEAR and SWORN be equivalent to the words AFFIRM and AFFIRMED.
OFFICER, OFFICE, EMPLOYEE, COMMISSION or DEPARTMENT. An officer, office, employee, commission or department of this municipality unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
OWNER. Applied to any , include any part owner, joint owner, in common, joint or by the entirety, of the whole or a part of the .
PERSON. Extends to and includes person, persons, firm, corporation, copartnership, trustee, lessee or receiver. Whenever used in any clause prescribing and imposing a penalty, the terms PERSON or WHOEVER as applied to any unincorporated entity mean the partners or members thereof, and as applied to corporations, the or agents thereof.
PERSONAL PROPERTY. Every species of except .
PRECEDING or FOLLOWING. Next before or next after, respectively.
PROPERTY. Includes real and .
REAL PROPERTY. Includes lands, tenements and hereditaments.
SHALL. The act referred to is mandatory.
SIDEWALK. Any portion of a between the curbline and the adjacent line intended for the use of pedestrians.
SIGNATURE or SUBSCRIPTION. Includes a mark when the cannot write.
STATE. The State of North Carolina.
STREET. Any public way, road, highway, street, avenue, boulevard, parkway, dedicated alley, lane, viaduct, bridge and the approaches thereto within the and mean the entire width of the right-of-way between abutting lines.
SUBCHAPTER. A division of a chapter, designated in by a heading in the chapter analysis and a capitalized heading in the body of the chapter, setting apart a group of sections related by the subject matter of the heading. Not all chapters have SUBCHAPTERS.
TENANT or OCCUPANT. When applied to a building or land, include any who occupies the whole or a part of the building or land, whether alone or with others.
TOWN. The Town of Mills River, North Carolina.
TOWN COUNCIL. The governing body of the Town of Mills River, North Carolina.
WRITTEN. Any representation of words, letters or figures, whether by printing or otherwise.
YEAR. A calendar year, unless otherwise expressed.