Board, board of trustees. The term "board" or "board of trustees" shall mean the board of trustees of the Town of St. John.

Code. The term "Code" shall mean the Town Code, Town of St. John, Lake County, Indiana as designated in section 1-1 above.

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. If the last day is Sunday, it shall be excluded and the next day shall be included.

Corporate limits, town limits. The term "corporate limits" or "town limits" shall mean the legal boundaries of the Town of St. John, except as otherwise provided by law.

County. The words "the county" or "this county" shall mean the County of Lake in the State of Indiana.

Delegation of authority. Whenever a provision appears requiring the head of a department or some other town officer to do some act or perform some duty, it shall be construed to authorize the head of the department or other officer to designate, delegate and authorize subordinates to perform the required act or perform the duty unless the terms of the provision or section specify otherwise.

Gender. A word importing the masculine gender only shall extend and be applied to females and to firms, partnerships and corporations as well as to males.

Generally. All general provisions, terms, phrases and expressions contained in this Code shall be liberally construed in order that the true intent and meaning of the board of trustees may be fully carried out.

In the interpretation and application of any provisions of this Code, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare. Where any provision of the Code imposes greater restrictions upon the subject matter than another more general provision imposed by the Code, the provision imposing the greater restriction or regulation shall be deemed to be controlling.

Joint authority. All words giving joint authority to three (3) or more persons or officers shall be construed as giving such authority to a majority of such persons or officers.

May. The word "may" shall be construed as being permissive and not mandatory.

Month. The word "month" shall mean a calendar month.

Must. The word "must" shall be construed as being mandatory and not permissive.

Nontechnical and technical words. Words and phrases shall be construed according to the common and approved usage of the language, but technical words and phrases and such others as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law shall be construed and understood according to such meaning.

Number. A word importing the singular number only may extend and be applied to several persons and things as well as to one person and thing, and a word importing the plural shall include the singular.

Oath. The word "oath" shall be construed to include an affirmation 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."

Officers generally. Whenever any officer is referred to by title, such as "clerk-treasurer," "chief of police," etc., such reference shall be construed as if followed by the words "of the Town of St. John."

Or, and. "Or" may be read "and" and "and" may be read "or" if the sense requires it.

Owner. The word "owner," applied to a building or land, shall include any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, tenant in partnership, joint tenant, tenant by the entirety, or any holder of a beneficial interest in the whole or in a part of such building or land.

Person. The word "person" shall extend and be applied to associations, clubs, societies, firms, partnerships, trustees, bodies politic and corporate or any other group acting as a unit as well as to individuals.

Personal property includes every species of property except real property, as herein described.

Preceding, following. The words "preceding" and "following" mean next before and next after, respectively.

Property. The word "property" shall include real and personal property.

Public place. The term "public place" shall mean any street or highway, sidewalk, park, school yard or open space adjacent thereto and any lake or stream.

Quorum. The word "quorum" shall mean a majority of the members of board, commission or committee holding office, unless otherwise specifically provided in this Code.

Real property. The term "real property" shall include lands, tenements and hereditaments.

Reasonable time, reasonable notice. In all cases where any provision shall require any act to be done in a "reasonable time" or "reasonable notice" to be given to any person, such reasonable time or notice shall be deemed to mean such time only as may be necessary in the prompt execution of such duty or compliance with such notice.

Shall. The word "shall" shall be construed as being mandatory and not permissive.

Sidewalk. The word "sidewalk" shall mean any portion of a street dedication between the curbline and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians, excluding parkways.

Reference to other sections. Whenever in a section of this Code reference is made to another section hereof, such reference shall extend and apply to the section referred to as subsequently amended, revised, recodified or renumbered unless the subject matter be changed or materially altered by the amendment or revision.

Signature or subscription. The word "signature" or "subscription" includes a mark when the person cannot write.

State. The words "the state" or "this state" shall be construed to mean the State of Indiana.

Street. The word "street" shall be construed to embrace streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, alleys, viaducts and all other public highways in the Town.

Tenant or occupant. The word "tenant" or "occupant," applied to a building or land, shall include any person holding a written or oral lease or who occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, either alone or with others.

Tense. Words used in the past or present tense include the future as well as the past and present.

Town. The word "town" shall mean the Town of St. John, Lake County, Indiana.

Wholesale, wholesaler, wholesale dealer. In all cases where the term "wholesale," "wholesaler" or "wholesale dealer" is used in this Code, unless otherwise specifically defined, it shall be understood and held to relate to the sale of goods, merchandise, articles or things in quantity to persons who purchase for purposes of resale, as distinguished from a retail dealer who sells in smaller quantities direct to the consumer.

Written or in writing. The term "written" or "in writing" shall be construed to include any representation of words, letters or figures, whether by printing or otherwise.

Year. The word "year" shall mean a calendar year.