In the interpretation and construction of this code, the following definitions shall be observed, unless they are inconsistent with the manifest intent of the board of trustees or the context clearly requires otherwise:
ACTION: Shall include suits, prosecutions and all judicial proceedings.
AGENT: A person acting on behalf of another with authority conferred, either expressly or compliedly to do so.
BOARD OR THE BOARD: The president and board of trustees of the village of Worth, Illinois.
CODE: The municipal code of the village of Worth, and amendments thereto.
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 Sunday or a legal holiday, and then it shall also be excluded. If the day succeeding such Sunday or holiday is also a holiday or a Sunday, then such succeeding day shall also be excluded.
COUNTY OR THE COUNTY: Cook County in the state of Illinois.
EMPLOYEES: Whenever reference is made in this code to a village employee by title only, this shall be construed as though followed by the words "of the village of Worth".
FEE: A sum of money charged by the village for the carrying on of a business, profession or occupation.
FISCAL YEAR: The fiscal year of the village shall begin on May 1 of each calendar year.
IN THE VILLAGE OR WITHIN THE VILLAGE: Means and includes all territory over which the village now has or shall hereafter acquire jurisdiction for the exercise of its police powers or other regulatory powers.
JOINT AUTHORITY: Words purporting to give a joint authority to three (3) or more public officers or other persons shall be construed as giving such authority to a majority of such officers or persons.
LICENSE: The permission granted for the carrying on of a business, profession or occupation.
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.
NUISANCE: Anything offensive to the sensibilities of reasonable persons, or any act or activity creating a hazard which threatens the health and welfare of inhabitants of the village, or any activity which by its perpetuation can reasonably be said to have a detrimental effect on the property of a person or persons within the community.
OATH: Shall be deemed to include an affirmation and the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirmed".
OCCUPANT OR TENANT: The word "occupant" or "tenant" applied to a building or land means any person who holds a written or oral lease of or actually occupies the whole or a part of such building or land either 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 the title of any village officer is used, it shall be construed as if the words "of the village of Worth" follow it.
OPERATOR: The person who is in charge of any operation, business or profession.
OWNER: As applied to a building or land, shall include any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant in partnership, joint tenant of the whole or a part of the holder in any beneficial interest of such building or land.
PERSON: Any public or private corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization, government or any other group acting as a unit and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or personal representative thereof, as well as a natural person.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: Shall include every species of property, except "real property" as defined in this section.
PRECEDING, FOLLOWING: The next before and next after, respectively.
PRESIDENT: The president of the village of Worth.
PROPERTY: Includes real and personal property.
REAL PROPERTY: Includes lands, tenements and hereditaments and shall embrace all chattels real.
RETAILER: Unless otherwise specifically defined, shall be understood to relate to the sale of goods, merchandise, articles or things directly to the consumer.
SEAL: The seal of the village of Worth.
SIDEWALK: That portion of a street between the curb lines or the lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines, intended for the use of pedestrians.
STATE: The state of Illinois.
STREET: The entire width between property lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part thereof is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right for purposes of vehicular traffic.
VILLAGE: The village of Worth in Cook County, state of Illinois, except as otherwise provided.
VILLAGE PRESIDENT: The president of the village may be referred to as "mayor" or "president" of the village.
WHOLESALER: The words "wholesaler" and "wholesale dealer" as used in this code, unless otherwise specifically defined, shall be understood to relate to the sale of goods, merchandise, articles or things to persons who purchase for the purpose of resale.
WRITTEN, IN WRITING: May include printing and any other mode of representing words and letters, but when the written signature of any person is required by law to any official or public writing or bond, it shall be in the proper handwriting of such person, or in case he is unable to write, by his proper mark.
YEAR: A calendar year unless otherwise expressed. (1970 Code §1.2; amd. 1970 Code §1.10; 1995 Code)