 | United States - 1875 - 388 lapas
...resolution of Congress passed ¡subsequent to February twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or things ; words importing the plural number may include the singular ; words importing the masculine gender... | |
 | James Kirby - 1878 - 658 lapas
...the Revised Statutes, or of nuy act or resolution of Congress passed subsequent to February 25, 1871, words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or things ; word« importing the masculine gender may be applied to females" etc., etc. Now as to '• immemorial... | |
 | Lewis Heyl - 1879 - 494 lapas
...nearly as may be a single proposition of enactment. 688. SECTION 2. That in all acts hereafter passed words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or things; words importing the plural number may include the singular; words importing the masculine gender may... | |
 | United States - 1879 - 250 lapas
...andfaithicsolutiou of Congress passed subsequent to February twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy .one, words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or things ; words importing the plural number may include the singular ; words importing the masculine gender... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - 1880 - 704 lapas
...corporation," &c. It is provided by the Gen. Sts. c. 3, § 7, that in the construction of statutes words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or things, unless such construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the Legislature, or repugnant... | |
 | 1897 - 1036 lapas
...lands were granted subject to the adjustment applicable to two«roads. And the general rule is that "words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or things, words Importing the plural number may include the singular," as provided In the first section of the... | |
 | George Leib Harrison - 1884 - 1134 lapas
...subsequent R«v stat. or to February twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and i>e«niiu»ni. seventy-one, words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or things ; words importing the plural number may include the singular ; words importing the masculine gender... | |
 | 1898 - 1150 lapas
...In the light of the rule provided in our statutes for their construction (Pub. St. c. 2, § 3), that "words Importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or things; words importing the plural number may include the singular," and in view of the history of the legislation... | |
 | United States - 1886 - 280 lapas
...andfaithxeeolution of Congress passed subsequent to February twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy -one, words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or things ; words importing the plural number may include the singular ; words importing the masculine gender... | |
 | Minnesota - 1888 - 1058 lapas
...clerical and typographical errors shall be disregarded when the intent and meaning are obvious. Second. Words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or things; •words importing the plural number may include the singular, and words importing the masculine gender... | |
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As used in this part, words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or things, and vice versa. 
