105-85 ORDINANCE NO. 105-85
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY.
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 1 , "GENERAL
PROVISIONS", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING SECTION 1-2, "RULES
OF CONSTRUCTION", TO INSERT A DEFINITION OF THE WORD
"ELECTOR" AS SAME APPEARS IN SECTION 5.01 OF THE CITY
CHARTER AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "RESIDENCE" TO
PROVIDE THAT THE TERM "RESIDENCE" SHALL BE CONSTRUED
TO MEAN THE PLACE ADOPTED BY THE PERSON AS HIS PRIMARY _
DOMICILE; PROVIDING A GENERAL REPEALER; PROVIDING A
SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter 1, "General Provisions", Section 1-2, "Rules of
construction", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1-2. Rules of construction.
In the construction of this Code, and of all ordinances, the following rules
shall be observed, unless such construction would be inconsistent with the manifest
intent of the city council:
City. The words the city or this city shall be construed as if the words of
Deltas, Beach, Florida followed it.
Code 1955 shall mean the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, adopted February 8, 1955, as amended and supplemented through and including
Ordinance Number 71-77, adopted November 14, 1977, being such Code as supplemented
through Supplement Number 85.
Council. Whenever the word council is used it shall be construed to mean the
city council of the City of De!ray Beach.
Computation of time. Whenever a notice is required to be given or an act to
be done, a certain length of time before any proceeding shall be had, the day on which
such notice is given, or such act is done, shall be counted in computing the time, but
the day on which such proceeding is to be had shall not be counted.
County. The words the county or this county shall mean the County of Palm
Beach.
Delegation of authority. Wherever in this Code any duty is imposed upon or
act authorized to be performed by any officer or employee of the city, it shall be
construed to permit him to delegate such act or authority to his lawfully designated
subordinates.
Elector. The word elector as it applies to the City of Delray Beach shall
mean any person who is a resident of the municipality, who has qualified as an elector
c{'f the State, and who re. giste'rs in the procedural manner prescribed by general law and
ordinance of the municipality.
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.
Joint authority. Ail words giving a joint authority to three (3) or more
persons or officers shall be construed as giving such authority to majority of such
persons or officers.
Tense. Words used in the past or present tense include the future as well as
the past and present.
Week. The work week shall be construed to mean seven (7) days.
Written or in writing shall be construed to include any representation of
words letters or figures, whether bv printing or otherwise.
Year. The word year shall mean a calendar year.
Section 2 That all ordinances or parts of ordinances which are in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3. That should any section or provision of this ordinance or any
portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder
hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after its
passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading on this
the 24th day of September , 1985.
MKYOR ~
ATTEST:
City CJ~k
First Reading.. September 10, 1985
Second Reading. September 24, 1985
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