SUMMARY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

These ordinances are a compilation and incorporation of ordinances adopted since Ordinance #459 of the City of Canistota, except appropriation ordinances, levying ordinances for the issuance of bonds, zoning and subdivision ordinances, and other special ordinances of like character.

Such ordinances not included within this revision and still having force and effect may be found in the original book of ordinances in the office of the Municipal Finance Officer.

Reference has been made for each Section whenever applicable to appropriate state statutes from South Dakota Codified Laws.

In the construction of this ordinance, the following definitions shall apply, unless otherwise provided:

“City” or “the City”       The City of Canistota, South Dakota.

“City Council”               The governing body of the City of Canistota, South Dakota.

“he”, “his” or “him”       Words imparting masculine gender shall extend and be implied to females and to firms, partnerships, associations, corporations, organizations, and other legally recognized entities, as well as to males.

“May”                          Permissive.

“Person”                       Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other legally recognized entity.

“Shall”                          Mandatory.

Reference to the singular shall include the plural, unless otherwise indicated.