| Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Great Britain - 1831 - 626 pages
...instrument (other than a Will) by which any Land shall be conveyed or transferred at law or in equity ; and every word importing the Singular number only,...and be applied to several persons or things as well us one person or thing ; and every | e word importing the Masculine Gender only, shall extend and be... | |
| James Stewart - Conveyancing - 1831 - 754 pages
...whether corporeal or incorporeal, (except such as are not liable to dower,) and to any share thereof; and every word importing the singular number only shall extend and be applied Number, to several persons or things as well as one person or thing. II. When a husband shall die,... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1839 - 512 pages
...mean and include any county at large, or county of a city or of a town, or city or town and county ; and every word importing the singular number only...be applied to several persons or things as well as to one person or thing ; and every word imponing the masculine gender only shall extend and be applied... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1844 - 744 pages
...shall extend to a corporation as well as an individual ; and every word importing the singular umber only shall extend and be applied to several persons or things as well as to one person or thing; and every word importing the masculine gender only shall extend and be applied... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 922 pages
...plaintiff; and that, except where the provisions or context of this Act exclude such construction, every word importing the singular number only shall extend and be applied to mean several persons and things as well as one person and thing; and that every word importing the... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Great Britain - 1832 - 756 pages
...word " Person" shall extend to a body politic, corporate or collegiate, as well as an individual ; and every word importing the singular number only shall extend and be applied 10 to several persons or things as well as one person or thing ; and every word importing the plural... | |
| Solomon Atkinson - Real property - 1833 - 160 pages
...as are not liable to dower), and to any share thereof; and every word importing the singular number Number. only shall extend and be applied to several...persons or things as well as one person or thing. II. And be it further enacted, That, when a husband Widows to shall die beneficially entitled to any... | |
| Leonard Shelford - Costs (Law) - 1833 - 964 pages
...number only is used, the word °f ""' importing the singular number shall be held to include and shall be applied to several persons or things as well as one person or thing, in the same manner as if the plural number had been also used; and in cases where the plural number... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1834 - 872 pages
...of a city, or county of a town, or city and county ; and every word importing tb« singular nuci ber shall extend and be applied to several persons or things as well as to one person or thing ; and every word importing th masculine gender shall extend and be applied to... | |
| Great Britain - Law - 1834 - 516 pages
...Number or Masculine Gender only, yet such Word importing the Singular Number shall be construed to extend and be applied to several Persons or Things as well as to One Person or Tiling, and such Word importing the Masculine Gender shall be construed to extend... | |
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