§ 1-2. General rules of construction.

In the construction of the Revised General Ordinances of Syracuse, and of all other ordinances of the city, words and phrases shall be read and construed with their context, and shall, unless inconsistent with the manifest intent of the common council or unless another or different meaning is expressly indicated, be given their generally accepted meaning, according to the approved usage of the language. Technical words and phrases, and words and phrases having a special or accepted meaning in the law, shall be construed in accordance with such technical or special and accepted meaning.