 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Bills, Legislative - 1852 - 698 pages
...mentioned shall be deemed to be such officer for the time being, or the officer acting as such; and that words importing the singular number shall include...and words importing the plural number shall include also the singular number, unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction.... | |
 | Canada - Session laws - 1856 - 620 pages
...context repugnant to such construction, that is to say : words importing the singular num- Number. ber shall include the plural number, and words importing...plural number shall include the singular number, words im- Gender, porting the masculine gender shall include females ; the word Month. " Month," shall mean... | |
 | Isle of Man, James Burman - Court rules - 1853 - 296 pages
...to such Construction ; that is to say, Words importing the Singular Number shall include the Plural, and Words importing the Plural Number shall include...importing the Masculine Gender shall include Females; the Wqrd " Plaintiff" shall include Complainant, Prosecutor, Petitioner, and Appellant ; the Word "Defendant"... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Great Britain - 1853 - 612 pages
...inconsistent with the Context; (that is to say,) Words importing the Singular Number shall Number, include the Plural Number ; and Words importing the...Singular Number ; Words importing the Masculine Gender. 40 Gender shall include Females ; the Word " Person," and Words "Person." applying to any Person or... | |
 | James Thomas Law - 1853 - 354 pages
...unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction ; (that is to say,) Words importing the singular number shall include...plural number, and words importing the plural number only shall include also the singular number: Words importing the masculine gender shall include females... | |
 | Septimus Pruen - 1853 - 534 pages
...Individual, shall apply to and include Corporations, whether aggregate or sole ; and Words and Expressions importing the Singular Number shall include the Plural Number, and Words importing the Masculine Gender shall include Females. XXIII. And be it enacted, That in citing this Act in other... | |
 | Jamaica - Courts - 1854 - 674 pages
...unless there is something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction (that is to say) : words importing the singular number shall include...importing the plural number shall include the singular. "Words importing the masculine gender, shall be understood to include and apply to females as well... | |
 | Law - 1854 - 836 pages
...Lieutenant" or " Lord Lieutenant of Ireland" shall include any other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland ; the word " person," and words applying to any person or individual, shall apply to and in» elude corporations ; the word " householder" shall mean a male occupier of a dwelling-house, or... | |
 | Canada - Session laws - 1855 - 812 pages
...unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction, that is to say : words importing the plural number shall include the...the masculine gender shall include females; the word " Secretary" shall include the word " Clerk ;" the word " lands " shall extend to messuages, lands,... | |
 | Jamaica - Courts - 1855 - 636 pages
...unless there is something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction (that is to say) : words importing the singular number shall include...importing the plural number shall include the singular. Words importing the masculine gender, shall be understood to include and apply to females as well as... | |
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... (that is to say) — Words importing the singular number shall include the plural number, and words importing the plural number shall include the singular number : Words importing the masculine gender shall include females : The word 
