§ 11.0109 Effect of Heading.

   Title, division, article, section and subdivision headings contained in this Code shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any title, division, article, section or subdivision of this Code.

(Ord. 975, passed - -1961; Am. Ord. 1347, passed - -1967)

§ 11.0110 Section Numbers.

   In reading section numbers from left to right, the first digit shall designate the Title of this Code, the next digit or digits to the right of the first digit and to the left of the decimal point shall designate the Division of that Title. The first two digits to the right of the first decimal point designate the chapter. The remaining digits to the right of the first two digits indicate the section number. Example: 56.0122 designates Section 22, Chapter 1 of Division 6 of Title 5.

(Ord. 975, passed - -1961; Am. Ord. 1347, passed - -1967)

§ 11.0111 Validity of Code.

   If any section, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Code is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Code. The Board of Supervisors hereby declares that it would have adopted this Code and each section, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

(Ord. 975, passed - -1961; Am. Ord. 1347, passed - -1967)

§ 11.0112 Words and Phrases—How Construed.

   Words and phrases are to be construed according to the context and the approved usage of the language, but technical words and phrases, and such others as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law, or are specifically defined in succeeding sections of this Code, are to be construed according to such peculiar and appropriate meaning or definition.

(Ord. 975, passed - -1961; Am. Ord. 1347, passed - -1967)

§ 11.0113 Definitions and Rules of Construction.

   The following terms as used in this Code shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, have the following rules of construction applied and the respective meanings herein set forth:

   GENDER. Masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.

   NUMBER. The singular number includes the plural, and the plural, the singular.

   SHALL, MAY. “Shall” is mandatory, and “may” is permissive.

   TENSES. The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future includes the present.

   WRITING. Writing includes printing or typewriting.

(Ord. 975, passed - -1961; Am. Ord. 1347, passed - -1967)