For the purpose of this code the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
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.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES or VILLAGE BOARD. The Board of Trustees of the Village.
COMPUTATION OF TIME. The time within which any act provided by law is to be done shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last day is Saturday or Sunday or is a holiday as defined by state statute, and then it shall also be excluded. If the day succeeding such Saturday, Sunday, or holiday is also a holiday or a Saturday or Sunday, then the succeeding day shall also be excluded.
CORPORATE OR VILLAGE LIMITS. The legal boundaries of the Village of Roscoe.
COUNTY. Winnebago County, Illinois.
COUNTY BOARD. The County Board of Winnebago 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)
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY. Whenever a provision appears requiring the head of a department or some other Village officer to perform some duty, it is to be construed to authorize the head of the department or other officer to designate, delegate and authorize subordinates to perform the duty unless the terms of the provision designate otherwise.
ELECTORS. Persons qualified to vote for elective officers at municipal elections.
(ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 1-1-2)
EXECUTIVE OFFICER. Words used for an executive or ministerial officer may include any deputy or other person performing the duties of that officer, either generally or in special cases.
(ILCS Ch. 5, Act 70, § 1.08)
HERETOFORE or HEREAFTER. HERETOFORE 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.
LAND or REAL ESTATE. Includes rights and easements of an incorporeal nature.
MAY. The act referred to is permissive.
MAYOR. The President of the Village of Roscoe.
MONTH. A calendar month.
(ILCS Ch. 5, Act 70, § 1.10)
MUNICIPAL CODE. The Illinois Municipal Code, ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5.
NONTECHNICAL AND TECHNICAL WORDS. Words and phrases shall be construed according to the common and approved usage of the language, but technical words and phrases and such others as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law shall be construed and understood according to that meaning.
NUMBER. Words importing the singular NUMBER may extend and be applied to several persons or things, and words importing the plural NUMBER may include the singular.
OATH. Includes affirmation, and SWEAR includes affirm.
(ILCS Ch. 5, Act 70, § 1.12)
OFFICERS, AGENCIES GENERALLY. Whenever any officer or agency is referred to by title, such as “clerk,” “Police Department” or any other such title, the reference shall be construed as if followed by the words “of the Village of Roscoe.”
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 Village of Roscoe. POLICE FORCE shall be construed to include those persons in the employ of a Village 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)
PRECEDING, FOLLOWING. The words mean next before and next after, respectively.
PREMISES. As applied to property, includes land and buildings.
PRESIDENT. The President of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Roscoe.
PROPERTY. Includes real, personal, mixed estates, and other interests.
PUBLIC AUTHORITY. Includes school districts; units of legal government; the Village, 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, navigable 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.
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)
SIGNATURE, SUBSCRIPTION. The SIGNATURE or SUBSCRIPTION of a person shall include a mark when the person cannot write.
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.
STREET, HIGHWAY. The entire width between boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
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 Village code hereby adopted, and as hereinafter modified by amendment, revision, and by the adoption of new titles, chapters, or sections.
TRUSTEE. A member of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Roscoe.
UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. The meaning established in § 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970.
(ILCS Ch. 5, Act 70, § 1.28)
VILLAGE. The Village of Roscoe.
WEEK. Seven consecutive days.
WHOEVER. Includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private.
WHOLESALE, WHOLESALER. Unless otherwise specifically defined, shall relate to the sale of goods, merchandise, articles or things in quantity to persons who purchase for purposes of resale, as distinguished from a retail dealer who sells in smaller quantities direct to the consumer.
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, except as otherwise provided 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.
(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)