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Title of office.
Interpretation of language.
Grammatical interpretation.
Acts by agents.
Prohibited acts include causing and permitting.
Repeal shall not revive any ordinances.
1.04.010Definitions.
The following words and phrases, whenever used in the ordinances of the city of Cle Elum, Washington, shall be construed as defined in this section unless from the context a different meaning is intended or unless a different meaning is specifically defined and more particularly directed to the use of such words or phrases:
A. “City” and “town” each mean the city of Cle Elum, Washington, or the area within the territorial limits of the city of Cle Elum, Washington, and such territory outside of the city over which the city has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any constitutional or statutory provision.
B. “Council” means the city council of the city of Cle Elum. “All its members” or “all councilmen” means the total number of councilmen holding office.
C. “County” means the county of Kittitas.
D. “Law” denotes applicable federal law, the Constitution and statutes of the state of Washington, the ordinances of the city of Cle Elum, and, when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations which may be promulgated hereunder.
E. “May” is permissive.
F. “Month” means a calendar month.
G. “Must” and “shall” are each mandatory.
H. “Oath” includes an affirmation or declaration in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in such cases the words “swear” and “sworn” shall be equivalent to the words “affirm” and “affirmed.”
I. “Owner,” applied to a building or land, includes any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant, tenant by the entirety, of the whole or a part of such building or land.
J. “Person” includes a natural person, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, association, club, company, corporation, business, trust, organization, or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer or employee of any of them.
K. “Personal property” includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt.
L. “Preceding” and “following” mean next before and next after, respectively.
M. “Property” includes real and personal property.
N. “Real property” includes lands, tenements and hereditaments.
O. “Sidewalk” means that portion of a street between the curbline and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians.
P. “State” means the state of Washington.
Q. “Street” includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs, or other public ways in this city which have been or may hereafter be dedicated and open to public use, or such other public property so designated in any law of this state.
R. “Tenant” and “occupant,” applied to a building or land, include any person who occupies the whole or part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.
S. “Written” includes printed, typewritten, mimeographed, multigraphed, or otherwise reproduced in permanent visible form.
T. “Year” means a calendar year.
(Ord. 788 § 1, 1982)
1.04.020Title of office.
Use of the title of any officer, employee, department, board or commission means that officer, employee, department, board or commission of the city of Cle Elum.
(Ord. 788 § 2, 1982)
1.04.030Interpretation of language.
(Ord. 788 § 3, 1982)
1.04.040Grammatical interpretation.
The following grammatical rules shall apply in the ordinances of the city of Cle Elum unless it is apparent from the context that a different construction is intended:
A. Gender. Each gender includes the masculine, feminine and neuter genders.
B. Singular and Plural. The singular number includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.
C. Tenses. Words used in the present tense include the past and the future tenses and vice versa unless manifestly inapplicable.
(Ord. 788 § 4, 1982)
1.04.050Acts by agents.
(Ord. 788 § 5, 1982)
1.04.060Prohibited acts include causing and permitting.
Whenever in the ordinances of the city of Cle Elum any act or omission is made unlawful, it shall include causing, allowing, permitting, aiding, abetting, suffering, or concealing the fact of such act or omission.
(Ord. 788 § 6, 1982)
1.04.070Computation of time.
(Ord. 788 § 7, 1982)
1.04.080Construction.
The provisions of the ordinances of the city of Cle Elum, and all proceedings under them, are to be construed with a view to effect their objects and to promote justice.
(Ord. 788 § 8, 1982)
1.04.090Repeal shall not revive any ordinances.
(Ord. 788 § 9, 1982)