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.
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 of St Anne.
CODE. The Village Code of St. Anne and amendments thereto.
COUNTY. Kankakee County, Illinois.
COUNTY BOARD. The County Board of Kankakee County, Illinois.
(5 ILCS 70/1.07)
COURT. Construed to mean any court of competent jurisdiction.
DECREE. Synonymous with JUDGMENT.
(5 ILCS 70/1.24)
ELECTORS. Persons qualified to vote for elective officers at municipal elections.
(65 ILCS 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.
(5 ILCS 70/1.08)
FEE. A sum of money charged by the village for the carrying on of a business, profession, or occupation.
FISCAL YEAR. Shall begin on May 1 and close on April 30 of each and every year.
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.
(5 ILCS 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.
(5 ILCS 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 bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. It does not require any knowledge of the unlawfulness of such act or omission.
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.
MAY. The act referred to is permissive.
MISDEMEANOR. Any offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in other than a penitentiary for less than one year may be imposed.
MONTH. A calendar month.
(5 ILCS 70/1.10)
MUNICIPAL CODE. The Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5.
NEGLIGENT. Imports a want of such attention to the nature of probable consequences of the act or omission as a prudent person ordinarily bestows in acting in his or her own concern. Includes NEGLECT, NEGLIGENCE, and NEGLIGENTLY.
NUISANCE. Anything offensive or obnoxious to the health and welfare of the inhabitants of the village; 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.
OATH. Includes affirmation, and SWEAR includes affirm.
(5 ILCS 70/1.12)
OCCUPANT. When 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.
OFFENSE. Any act forbidden by any provision of this code or the omission of any act required by the provisions of this code.
OFFICERS. Whenever reference is made in this code to a village officer by title only, this shall be construed as though followed by the words “of the Village of St. Anne.”
OPERATOR. The person who is in charge of any operation, business, or profession.
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.
(5 ILCS 70/1.05)
PERSONAL PROPERTY. Includes all property except real.
POLICE OFFICERS. Police officers employed and in the service of the Village of St. Anne. 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.
(5 ILCS 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, 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. The sale of goods, merchandise, articles, or things in small quantities direct to the consumer.
SHALL. The act referred to is mandatory.
SIDEWALK. The portion of the street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines, intended for use of pedestrians.
(625 ILCS 5/1-188)
SPECIAL DISTRICTS. The meaning ascribed in Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970.
(5 ILCS 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 village 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.
(5 ILCS 70/1.28)
VILLAGE. The Village of St. Anne.
VILLAGE PRESIDENT. The President of the Village may be referred to as MAYOR or PRESIDENT of the Village of St. Anne.
WEEK. Seven consecutive days.
WHOEVER. Includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private.
WHOLESALER. The sale of goods, merchandise, articles, or things in quantity to persons who purchase for the purpose of resale. Also called WHOLESALE DEALERS.
WILFULLY. When applied to the intent with which an act is done or omitted, implies simply a purpose or willfulness 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.
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) In 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 Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, being 815 ILCS 33/1 et seq., except as otherwise provided by law.
(5 ILCS 70/1.15)
YEAR. A calendar year unless otherwise expressed; and the word YEAR alone is equivalent to the expression “Year of Our Lord.”
(5 ILCS 70/1.10)
(Prior Code, § 1-3-2) (Ord. 2, passed 4-16-1899)