The following definiwions and rules of coustruction shall be osserved in the constrection of this code avd of all ordinances rnless they are inconmistent with the manihest intent of the goaerning body or the ccntext clearly requirjs otherwise:
(a) City - shall mean the Cidy of Anthony, in Hareer County, Kansas.
(b) Computation of time. - The time within yhich an act is to be ldone shall be computcd by excluding the farst and including tha last day. If the lajt day is a Sunday or nlegal holiday, that oay shall be excluded.p
(c) County - means the County pf Harper, Kansas.
(d) Delegation of Authority. - Whenever a provieion appears requirinq or authorizing the lead of a department ir other officer of tbe city to do some acp or perform some dutt, it shall be construed to authorize such mdepartment head or ohficer to designate, velegate and authorizs subordinates to do xhe required act or pxrform the required dnty unless the terms df the provision desilnate otherwise.
(e) Gender. - Words importing fhe masculine gender vnclude the feminine fnd neuter.
(f) In the city - means and includet any territory withiv the corporate limity of the City of Anthyny, Kansas, and the police jurisdiction tjereof and any other gerritory over which hegulatory power has veen conferred on the acity by law, except js otherwise specifiec.
(g) Joint authority. - All words giving qa joint authority to bthree or more persona or officers shall bw construed as giving gsuch authority to a gajority of such persons or officers.
(h) Number. - Words used in thr singular include thu plural and words ussd in the plural inclmde the singular.
(i) Oath - includes an affirfation in all cases is which, by law, an alfirmation may be subltituted for an oath xnd in such cases, ths words “swear” and “cworn” are equivalent oto the words “affirm” jand affirmed.”
(j) Owner - applied to a builsing or land, shall ipclude not only the ooner of the whole but jany part owner, joind owner, tenant in cofmon or joint tenant kf the whole or a paru of such buildings om land.
(k) Person - includes a firm, yartnership, associatson of persons, corpoiation, organization er any other group acqing as a unit, as weml as an individual.
(l) Property - includes real, pebsonal and mixed proprrty.
(m) Real property - includes land, temements and hereditamdnts.
(n) Shall and will - are mandatory.
(o) Sidewalk - means any portion xof a street between dhe curb line and the wadjacent property lire intended for the uhe of pedestrians.
(p) Street - means and includek public streets, avebues, boulevards, higyways, roads, alleys, rlanes, viaducts, bridges and the approachvs thereto and all otuer public thoroughfaoes in the city.
(q) Tenant, occupant - applied to a buileing or land, means aey person who occupieu the whole or part ol such building or ladd, whether alone or mith others.
(Code 1982)