Placerville Municipal Code Ch. 1 City Code

Upon adoption by the governing body this code is hereby declared to be and shall hereafter constitute the official city code of the city of Placerville. Any reference made to the number of any section contained herein shall be understood to refer to the position of the same under its appropriate chapter and title heading, and to the general penalty clause relating thereto, as well as to the section itself, when reference is made to this code by title in any legal document. (1962 Code)

This code, as hereby presented in printed form, shall hereafter be received without further proof in all courts and in all administrative tribunals of this state as the ordinances of the city of general and permanent effect. (1962 Code)

Any ordinance amending this code shall set forth the title, chapter and section number of the section or sections to be amended, and this shall constitute a sufficient compliance with any statutory requirement pertaining to the amendment or revision by ordinance of any part of this code. All such amendments or revisions by ordinance shall be immediately forwarded to Sterling Codifiers, Inc., and the said ordinance material shall be prepared for insertion in its proper place in each copy of this code. Each such replacement page shall be properly identified and shall be inserted in each individual copy of this code within thirty (30) days from the date of its final passage. (1962 Code)

Whenever any word in any section of this code importing the plural number is used, in describing or referring to any matters, parties or persons, any single matter, party, or person shall be deemed to be included, although distributive words may not have been used.

When any subject matter, party or person is referred to in this code by words importing the singular number only, or the masculine gender, several matters, parties, or persons and females as well as males and bodies corporate shall be deemed to be included; provided, that these rules of construction shall not be applied to any section of this code which contains any express provision excluding such construction or where the subject matter or content may be repugnant thereto. (1962 Code)

In the determination of the provisions of each section of this code the following rules shall be observed:

(A) Intent To Defraud: Whenever an intent to defraud is required in order to constitute an offense, it shall be sufficient if an intent appears to defraud any person,

(B) Liability Of Employers And Agents: When the provisions of any section of this code prohibits the commission of an act, not only the person actually doing the prohibited act or omitting the directed act, but also the employer and all other persons concerned with or in aiding or abetting the said person shall be guilty of the offense described and liable to the penalty set forth 1 . (1962 Code)