78.010. Definitions.
Definitions.
78.010. In the construction of sections 78.010 to 78.420 thefollowing rules shall be observed, unless such construction wouldbe inconsistent with the manifest intent or repugnant to thecontext of the statute:
(1) The words "councilman" or "alderman" shall be construedto mean councilman when applied to cities under said sections.
(2) When an "office" or "officer" is named in any lawreferred to in said sections, it shall, when applied to citiesunder said sections, be construed to mean the office or officerhaving the same functions or duties under the provisions of saidsections, or under ordinances passed under authority thereof.
(3) The word "franchise" shall include every specialprivilege in the streets, highways and public places in the city,whether granted by the state or the city, which does not belongto the citizens generally by common right.
(4) The "voters" shall be construed to mean personsqualified to vote for elective offices at municipal elections.
(RSMo 1939 § 7073, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)Prior revisions: 1929 § 6923; 1919 § 8390