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BILL NO. 85-5 PAHRUMP TOWN ORDINANCE NO. 19 TOWN ORDINANCES - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND PENALTIES SUMMARY AN ORDINANCE DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS, GRAMMATICAL CO~STRUCTION, AND LANGUAGE USAGE; SPECIFYING CERTAIN GENERAL CONDITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS; DESIGNATING ACTS AS MISDEHEANORS AND SETTING PENALTIES FOR SAME; AND LH1ITING INVALIDATION OF ONLY THAT PART ALID AT ED, WITH RESPECT TO ALL ORDINANCES OF THE UNINCORPORATED TOWN OF PAHRUHP. TITLE: TOWN ORDINANCES - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND PENALTIES ---PAGE BREAK--- BILL NO. 85-5 TilE PAHRUMP TOWN BOARD finds as follows: That it is necessary to define certain terms and language usage as well as set forth certain matters which shall be common to all ordinances of the Town of Pahrump; NOW, THEREFORE, the Pahrump Town Board, pursuant t~ the authority of NRS 269.155 and NRS 269.160 does ordain: 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- BILL NO. 85-5 PAHRUMP TOWN ORDINANCE NO. 19 TOHN ORDINANCES - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND PENALTIES Sections: 19.000 19.100 19.200 19.300 19.400 Short Title Definitions Construction and Use of Language General Penalties Severability 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- 1 BILL NO. 85-5 19.000 19. 100 19.105 19.120 19.125 19.130 19.135 19.140 19.143 19.146 19.152 1 9. l 1 ~ • - l 7. L . i J SHORT TITI,F.. Thi s t i t l e s h a 11 b e k no 1-.1 n as the "G e nera 1 Provisions Ordinance." DEFINITIONS "BOARD" or "TOWN B 0 A R D " m e a n s T o w n B o a r d o f t h e unincorporated Town of Pahrump, County of Nye, State of Nev a da. "All its members" or " a ll members" means the total number of bo a rd members ho ldin g office. "Board member" or "member" me ans a person duly elected to th e To 1.;r n Board and holding office at the ti me. "FISCAL YEAR" means the period starting July 1 of any year through June 30 of the foll owing year. "LAW" denotes the applicable federal l aH , th e Constitution of the United States, Constitution of th e St a te of Nevada, s tatut es of the State of Nevada, ordinances of Nye c o unty, ordinances of the Town of Pa hrump, a nd, when appropri a te, any and all rules a nd re g ulations Hhich may be promulgated thereunder. "MAY" is permiss ive. "MONTH" me ans calendar month. "MUST" and "SHALL" a re each mandatory. "OATH" includes a ny a ffirmati on o r declar a tion in all cases i n w h i c h by l a lv , a n a f f i r m a t i o n m a y b e s u b s t i t u t e d f o r a n oath, and in s uch c ases the ords "s,.;rea r" or "s1..rorn" shall be equivalent to the words "a ffirm" or "affirmed." "OWNER" ap p lied t o a build in g o r land, incl u d es any p a rt OHner, j oint ow ner , t en ant in common, joint ten ant, or ten ant by the entirety of th e wh o le or part of such buildin g or land. " r E R S 0 N " ii1 c l u d e s a 11 a t u r a 1 p e r s o n , j o i n t v e n t u r e , j o i n t s t c c k c o :n p .1 n y , p a r t '1 e r s h i p , .1 s s o c i a t i o n , c 1 u 'J , c o ;n p a n y , corpo r a ti on , business , trus t, o rg an iz at ion, a nd any o t her 1 c g l:l 1 c n t i t y r the i~LJ;. 1 a 1; ~ r , ll2 s , a g t: n t , s e r v n t , o f f ic e r , o r emp l OYCC' of nny l' f t hen . "PERSON/\T. pr~Ql'f.T\TY" c ~ :1 : i~2 Y, g ee d , l. l 1 , l hi, , i n Act i on , nnrl ev i.d cnct" s o f de bt. r r " • . . • - l' U L L U 1\ v " l';~Ol'U~TY " ; ludt..•:_; t'L'.II d n ci pcrs u nal properly . ---PAGE BREAK--- 19.240 19.250 t l j 19.260 lJ 19.270 19.280 19.300 19.310 19.320 committee of the Town. ACTS BY AGENTS. Hhen an act is required by an ordinance of the Town, or any codification thereof, the same being such that it may be done as well by an agent as by the principle, such requirement shall be construed to include all such acts performed by an authorized agent. PROHIBITED ACTS INCLUDE CAUSING AND PERMITTING. Hhenever in any ordinance of the Town, or any act or omission is made unlawful, allowing, permitting, aiding, concealing the fact of such act or codification of same, any it shall include causing, abetting, suffering, or omission. COMPUTATION OF TIME. Except when othenvise provided, the time within which an act is required to be done shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last day, unless the last day is Sunday or an official national or state holiday, in which case it shall also be excluded. CONSTRUCTION OF PROVISIONS. The provisions of the ordinances of the Town of Pahrump, or any codification thereof, and all proceedings under them are to be construed with a view to effect their objects and to promote justice. REPEAL SHALL NOT REVIVE AND ORDINANCES. The repeal of an ordinance, or any codification thereof, shall not repea 1 the repealing clause of an ordinance, or any codification thereof, or revive any ordinance, or codification thereof, which has been repealed thereby. PENALTIES PROHIBITED ACT IS MISDEMEANOR WHEN NO PENALTY IMPOSED. Whenever the performance of any act is prohibited by a Town ordinance, or is made or declared to be unlawful, or whenever the doing of an act is required by a To'>vn ordinance, or the failure to do any act is declared to be unla>vful by a To>vn ordinance, and no penalty for the violation of such provision is imposed or provided for, then the performance of such act or the failure to perform such act shall be a misdemeanor. MISDEMEANOR PENALTlES DESIGNATED. Any person, firm, or corporation who shall be convicted of a misdemeanor shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisonment in the countv .iail not to exceed six months, or both such a fine and imprisonment. SEVERABILITY. If any une or more sections, clauses, or parts ur.Ji:J,lllc:c: ~c;iLdl _judgei<~Lllt sh.Jll not remai ;1i nr; rn>vi si (l!ls t•f u e c c l a r d i n v d 1 i d u r v u i. d , , 1 : , : 1 affect, impair or invalidate the t ll a t c• i i llilll c e , b l! t s h a J l e c 1 q 1 f i ; 1 i n i_ t p 0 r ~ 1 L i l' n t u t i 1 ~ ~ F c: c i i it.: l_ L L _i u; 1 b , L, 1 d u l: s , ( J r p u r L he 1 d i n v ~11 i d o 1· i d. 6 ---PAGE BREAK--- 19.162 19.164 19.170 19.175 19.180 19.185 19.188 19.190 19.195 19.200 19.210 l l ' 19. n.u 19.230 ' ' ~ · ; • ' "QUORUM" means, with reference to the To\·Jn board, a majority of members thereof. "REAL PROPERTY" includes land, tenements, and heredit aments. "STATE" means the State of Nevada. "STREET" includes all streets , high\.Jays, avenues,. alleys, courts, cul-de-s acs, squares, sidewalks, curbs, or other public ways in the town which have been or may hereafter be dedicated and open to public use, or other public property so designated in any law of this state. "TENANT" and "OCCUPANT" app lied to a building or land, include any person who occupies the whole or part of such building or land, whether alone or with others. "TOWN" means the unincorporated Town of Pahrump. "WILL" shall refer t o a future action or event, but shall not be mandatory. "WRITTEN" includes printed, t ypei·Jritten, mim eog raphed, multigraphed, or otherwise reproduced in permanent form. "YEAR" means calendar yea1·. CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF LANGUAGE GRAMMATICAL INTERPRETATION. The follm..rin g graT:Jrnatical rules shall apply in ordinances of the Town of Pahrump, or a ny codific ation of same, unless it is apparent from the context th at a different construction is intended. A. Gend e r. Each gender includes the ~asculine, fe :lin i ne, c: nd ne uter gender . B. Singular and plural. The singular numb e r includes th e plur a l and t he plural includ e s the singular. C • T e n s e s . h1 o r d s u s e d i n t 11 e p r e s e n t t e n s e include the past and the futur e ilnd vi ce versa, unless manifestly inapplicable. 1NTERI:'Kl~ · i'ATION OF LANGUAGE. \ ll .1nd s lwl l ioc construed according to the cor.1mon and approved usage of the 1 2 n g u e , lJ u L t e c i: n i d 1 u r d s a n cl ph u s a n d s u h o t 11 e r s s i1ave ac quir t: li a pu. " « l. ;1 11U :q >propr i .ltc · :Ji i:1 ' o. L l r u c d l"S t. u, l ~_:Lu t' ~ ; I dc· r t , · ,1 t· :t 1· d, c { ~ !n ~1 1i i l~n, ( cu !·1:•1i r ~ 1:1~~ ~ · l , f f i c c r , 1 o y c c· ,