sixty-five days; and the years two thousand, two thousand four hundred, two thousand eight hundred, and every other fourth hundredth year, from the year two thousand inclusive, and also every fourth year, except as first above mentioned, which, by usage in this state, is considered to be a bissextile or leap year, shall be taken to be bissextile or leap years consisting of three hundred and sixty-six days. § 3. Whenever the term "year," or "years," is or shall be used in any statute, deed, verbal or written contract, or any public or private instrument whatever, the year intended shall be taken to consist of three hundred and sixty-five days; a half year of one hundred and eighty-two days; and a quarter of a year of ninety-one days; and the added day of a leap year, and the day immediately preceding, if they shall occur in any period so to be computed, shall be reckoned together as one day. § 4. Whenever the term "month" or "months," is or shall be used in any statute, act, deed, verbal or written contract, or any public or private instrument whatever, it shall be construed to mean a calendar and not a lunar month; unless otherwise expressed. § 5. The standard time throughout this state shall be that of the seventy-fifth meridian of longitude, west from Greenwich, by which all courts and public officers, and all legal or official proceedings shall be hereafter regulated. Whenever, by the laws of this state, or by any law, rule, order or process of any authority, created by or pursuant to the laws of this state, any act is required to be performed, at or within any prescribed time, such act shall be performed according to the time at the seventy-fifth meridian of longitude, west from Greenwich. (This section added by L. 1884, chap. 14.) (REVISED STATUTES 2499, PART 2, CHAPTER 4, TITLE 2.) Section 5 of Revision. § 3. The word "person," in the two last preceding sections, shall be construed to extend to every corporation capable by law of making contracts. (REVISED STATUTES 2514, PART 2, CHAPTER 4, TITLE 3.) Section 24 of Revision. § 9. For the purpose of calculating interest, a month shall be considered the twelfth part of a year, and as consisting of thirty days; and interest for any number of days, less than a month, shall be estimated by the proportion which such number of days shall bear to thirty. (REVISED STATUTES 2726, PART 3, CHAPTER 8, TITLE 17.) Section 18 of Revision. § 27. Whenever any power, authority or duty is confided by law to three persons, and whenever three or more persons or officers are authorized or required by law to perform any act, such act may be done and such power, authority or duty may be exercised and performed by a majority of such persons or officers upon a meeting of all the persons or officers so entrusted or empowered, unless special provision is otherwise made, and whenever a duty has been or shall be enjoined by law upon three or more persons or officers, and one or more of them shall have died, or have become mentally incapacitated to act, or shall refuse or neglect to attend a meeting of such persons upon reasonable personal notice thereof, then the action of a majority of the wnole number appointed shall be binding and effective for all the purposes for which they were appointed, unless special provision is otherwise made in existing laws. (Thus amended by L. 1874, chap. 321.) (REVISED STATUTES 2747, PART 3, CHAPTER 10, TITLE 17.) Section 11 of Revision. § 4. Whenever the term "folio" is used in this chapter, it shall be construed to mean one hundred words; counting every figure necessarily used, as a word. (REVISED STATUTES 2780, PART 4, CHAPTER 2, TITLE 8.) Section 11 of Revision. § 16. The term "folio," as used in this title, shall be construed to mean one hundred words, counting every figure necessarily used, as a word. (LAWS 1828, CHAPTER 20, PAGE 124.) Sections 8 and 9 of Revision. § 9. The term "laws now in force," whenever it occurs in the revised statutes, shall be construed to mean the statutes and other laws in force immediately previous to the final passage of the chapter containing such term. § 10. Whenever the term "heretofore" occurs in any chapter or title of the revised statutes, it shall be construed to mean any time previous to the day when such chapter or title shall commence and take effect; and whenever the term "hereafter" occurs, it shall be · construed to mean the time after such chapter or title shall commence and take effect. § 11. Whenever, in the revised statutes, or in any other statute, words importing the plural number are used in describing or referring to any matters, parties, or persons, any single matter, party, or person shall be deemed to be included, although distributive words may not be used; and when any subject, matter, party, or person is described or referred to by words importing the singular number or the masculine gender, several matters and persons, and females as well as males, and bodies corporate as well as individuals shall be deemed to be included, and these rules of construction shall apply in all cases, unless it be otherwise specially provided, or unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction. (LAWS 1828, CHAPTER 21, PAGE 125.) Section 27 of Revision. § 3. None of the statutes of England or Great Britain shall be considered as laws of this state; nor shall they be deemed to have had any force or effect in this state, since the first day of May, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight. § 4. No statute passed by the government of the late colony of New York, shall be considered as a law of this state. (LAWS 1857, CHAPTER 536, PAGE 1101.) Section 5 of Revision. Meaning of person. § 3. Where the term " person or persons" is used in sections eighteen and twenty of said title two, and in sections five, six and seven of chapter one hundred and seventy-six of the laws of eighteen hundred and fifty-one, such term shall be construed to include corporations as well as individuals. (LAWS 1877, CHAPTER 446, PAGE 2542.) Section 8 of Revision. Explanatory.-§ 27. Whenever words in this act importing the plural number are used in describing or refering to any matters, parties or persons, any single matter, party or person shall be deemed to be included, although distributive words may not be used; and when any singular matter, party or person is described or referred to by words importing the singular number or the masculine gender several matters and persons and females as well as males, and bodies corporate as well as individuals shall be deemed to be included, unless otherwise specially provided or unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction. (LAWS 1886, CHAPTER 21, PAGE 2853.) Section 18 of Revision. Quorum of boards.-§ 20. In all cases where it is herein provided that any board shall or may do any act, a majority thereof may and shall perform the same. (CODE CIVIL PROCEDURE, SECTION 29.) Section 13 of Revision. What is a sufficient sealing.—§ 29. The seal of a court may be affixed by making an impression directly upon the paper. (CODE CIVIL PROCEDURE, SECTION 788.) Section 25 or Revision. Time for doing any act; how computed.— § 788. The time within which an act in an action or special proceeding brought as specified in the last section is required by law to be done, must be computed by excluding the first and including the last day, except where it is otherwise specially prescribed by law; (1.) If the last day is Sunday or a public holiday, it must be excluded; (2.) Where the act is required to be done within two days and an intervening day is Sunday or a public holiday, it must also be excluded. (CODE CIVIL PROCEDURE, SECTION 960.) Section 13 of Revision. Public or corporate seal may be stamped.— § 960. Where a seal of a public officer or of a corporation is authorized or required by law, it may be impressed directly upon the paper. (CODE CIVIL PROCEDURE, SECTION 3343.) Section 3 of Revision. Subd. 6. The words, "real property," are co-extensive with lands, tenements and hereditaments. Section 4 of Revision. Subd. 7. The words, "personal property," include money, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. co-extensive with goods and chattels. Section 2 of Revision. The word, "chattel," is Subd. 8. The word, " property," includes real and personal property. Section 7 of Revision. Subd. 15. The words "lunacy" and "lunatic," embrace every description of unsoundness of mind except idiocy. Section 21 of Revision. Subd. 17. The word "territory," when applied to a portion of the United States, without the state, includes the district of Columbia. Section 22 of Revision. Subd. 21. The term, "public holiday," includes each of the following days, to wit: The first day of January; the twenty-second day of February, the thirtieth day of May, the fourth day of July, the twenty-fifth day of December, unless either of those days falls upon Sunday, and in that case, the next day thereafter; also, each general election day, and each day appointed by the president of the United States, or the governor of the state, as a day of general thanksgiving, general fasting and prayer, or other general religious observance. Section 29 of Revision. Subd. 22. Each of the words "now,"" heretofore" and "hereafter" refers to the time when the provision containing it takes effect. Section 12 of Revision. Subd. 23. Where an instrument, specified in this act is described as, or expressly required to be, written or printed, it may be partly written and partly printed. Section 11 of Revision. Subd. 24. The word "folio" signifies one hundred words, counting as a word each figure necessarily employed. (CODE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, SECTION 955.) Section 8 of Revision. Present tense includes future, etc.- § 955. Unless when otherwise provided, words used in this code in the present tense include the future as well as the present. Words used in the masculine gender comprehend as well the feminine and neuter. The singular number includes the plural and the plural the singular. And the word person" includes a corporation as person. |