[CC 1975 §10.010; Ord. No. 90-38 §10.010, 12-17-1990]
A. 
This Code contains all ordinances of a general and permanent nature of the City of Carl Junction, Missouri, and includes ordinances dealing with municipal administration, municipal elections, building and property regulation, business and occupations, health and sanitation, public order, and similar subjects.
B. 
Ordinances which are of a general or permanent nature shall be prepared for insertion in this Code and be deemed a part hereof.
[CC 1975 §10.020; Ord. No. 90-38 §10.020, 12-17-1990]
This Code may be known and cited as the "Carl Junction, Missouri, City Code".
[CC 1975 §10.030; Ord. No. 90-38 §10.030, 12-17-1990]
The Official Copy of this Code, bearing the signature of the Mayor and attestation of the City Clerk as to its adoption shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk. A copy of this Code shall be kept in the City Clerk's office available for public inspection.
[CC 1975 §10.040; Ord. No. 90-38 §10.040, 12-17-1990]
It shall be unlawful for any person to change or amend by additions or deletions any part or portion of this Code, or to insert or delete pages, or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with such Official Copy of the Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the City to be misrepresented thereby. Any person, firm or corporation violating this Section shall be punished as provided in Section 100.230 of this Code.
[CC 1975 §10.050; Ord. No. 90-38 §10.050, 12-17-1990]
Each Section number of this Code shall consist of two (2) parts separated by a period; the figure before the period referring to the Chapter number, and the figure after the period referring to the position of the Section in the Chapter. The latter figure shall consist of three (3) digits.
[CC 1975 §10.060; Ord. No. 90-38 §10.060, 12-17-1990]
All amendments to this Code, duly passed by the Board of Aldermen, shall be prepared by the City Clerk for insertion in this Code.
[CC 1975 §11.010; Ord. No. 90-38 §11.010, 12-17-1990]
In the construction of this Code and of all other ordinances of the City, the following definitions shall be observed, unless it shall be otherwise expressly provided in any Section or ordinance, or unless inconsistent with the manifest intent of the Board of Aldermen, or unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
The Board of Aldermen of Carl Junction, Missouri.
CITY
The City of Carl Junction, Missouri.
COUNTY
The County of Jasper, Missouri.
DAY
A day of twenty-four (24) hours, beginning at 12:00 Midnight.
MAY
The word "may" is permissive.
MAYOR
The Mayor of Carl Junction, Missouri.
MONTH
A calendar month.
OATH
The word "oath" shall be construed to include an affirmation in all cases in which 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".
OWNER
The word "owner", applied to a building or land, shall include any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant or tenant by the entirety, of the whole or a part of such building or land.
PERSON
A corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization and any other group acting as a unit as well as individuals. It shall also include an executor, administrator, trustee, receiver or other representative appointed according to law. Whenever the word "person" is used in any Section of this Code prescribing a penalty or fine, as to partnerships or associations, the word shall include the partners or members thereof, and as to corporations, shall include the officers, agents or members thereof who are responsible for any violation of such Section.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt.
PRECEDING, FOLLOWING
When used by way of reference to any Section of this Code, mean the Section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other Section is expressly designated in the reference.
PROPERTY
Real and personal property.
PUBLIC WAY
Any street, alley, boulevard, parkway, highway, sidewalk or other public thoroughfare.
REAL PROPERTY, PREMISES, REAL ESTATE, or LANDS
Is coextensive with lands, tenements and hereditaments.
SHALL
The word "shall" is mandatory.
SIDEWALK
That portion of the street between the curb line and the adjacent property line which is intended for the use of pedestrians.
SIGNATURE
Where the written signature of any person is required, the proper handwriting of such person or his/her mark shall be intended.
STATE
The words "the State", or "this State" or "State" shall mean the State of Missouri.
STREET
Any public way, highway, street, avenue, boulevard, parkway, alley or other public thoroughfare, and each of such words shall include all of them.
TENANT, OCCUPANT
The words "tenant" or "occupant", applied to a building or land, shall include any person who occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.
WRITTEN, IN WRITING or WRITING WORD FOR WORD
Includes printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters, but in all cases where the signature of any person is required, the proper handwriting of the person, or his/her mark, is intended.
YEAR
A calendar year, unless otherwise expressed, and the word "year" shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord".
[CC 1975 §11.020; Ord. No. 90-38 §11.020, 12-17-1990]
Whenever in this Code or other ordinance of the City it is required that notice be published in the "official newspaper" or a "newspaper of general circulation published in the City", and if there is no such newspaper published within the City, the said notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the City, regardless of its place of publication.