 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1869 - 1032 pages
...qualifications, shall be entitled to the franchise. In the act of the 13 & 14 Viet. c. 21. s. 4. it is enacted, that in all acts words importing the masculine gender shall be deemed and taken to include (6) Heywood's County Elections, 225. females, and the singular to include the plural, and the plural... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1850 - 702 pages
...to recite such portion or to set forth the matter or thing intended to be amended or repealed. iv. That in all Acts words importing the masculine gender shall be deemed and taken to include females, and the singular to include the plural, and the plural the singular, unless the contrary as to gender... | |
 | Law - 1875 - 474 pages
...BROUGHAM'S Act (13 & 14 Viet. c. 21), would seem to have some bearing on the point. That section enacts that " in all Acts words importing the masculine gender shall be deemed and taken to include females." If the words had been " the defendant and his servant " they would, under this Act, have been read... | |
 | Great Britain - Session laws - 1850 - 1166 pages
...recite such Portion or to set forth the Matter or Thing intended to be amended or repealed. IV. Be it enacted, That in all Acts Words importing the Masculine...Gender shall be deemed and taken to include Females, and the Singular to include the Plural, and the Plural the Singular, unless the contrary as to Gender... | |
 | Great Britain - 1850 - 1098 pages
...recite such Portion or to set forth the Matter or Thing intended to be amended or repealed. IV. Be it enacted, That in all Acts Words importing the Masculine...Gender shall be deemed and taken to include Females, and the Singular to include the Plural, and the Plural the Singular, unless the contrary as to Gender... | |
 | Law - 1851 - 544 pages
...either to reate such portion or to set forth the matter or thing intended to be amended or repealed. 4. That in all acts words importing the masculine gender shall be deemed and taken to include females, and the singular to include the plural, and the plural the singular, unless the contrary as to gender... | |
 | Septimus Pruen - 1853 - 534 pages
...deemed to be substantive enactnunts, without any introductory words ;" And. by the fourth section " That in all acts words importing the masculine gender shall be deemed Wnmbcr an and taken to include females and the singular to include the plural, and the plural the singular,... | |
 | Leonard Shelford - Inheritance and transfer tax - 1855 - 466 pages
...rates of legacy duty are imposed, ante, pp. 80—83; 8 & 9 Viet. c. 76, s. 4, ante, pp. 125—127. In all acts words importing the masculine gender shall be deemed and taken to include females, and the singular to include the plural, and the plural the singular, unless the contrary as to gender... | |
 | Hugh Barclay - Justices of the peace - 1855 - 998 pages
...clause of interpretation is in the following words, held as repeated in all subsequent acts : — " In all acts, words importing the masculine gender shall be deemed and taken to include females, and the singular to include the plural, and the plural the singular, unless the contrary as to gender... | |
 | William Alexander - Courts - 1859 - 240 pages
...general Act, 13th Viet. cap. 21, respecting the construction, &c. of words in Acts, provides, § 4, that " in all Acts, words importing " the masculine...gender shall be deemed and taken to include " females, and the singular to include the plural, and the plural " the singular, Unless the contrary as to gender... | |
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That in all Acts Words importing the Masculine Gender shall be deemed and taken to include Females, and the Singular to include the Plural, and the Plural the Singular, unless the contrary as to Gender or Number is expressly provided... 
