Section 8.3a – Approved Usage; Technical Words and Phrases.
8.3a Approved usage; technical words and phrases. Sec. 3a. All words and phrases shall be construed and understood according to the common and approved usage of the language; but technical words and phrases, and such as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in the law, shall be construed and understood according to such […]
Section 8.3q – “Written” and “In Writing” Construed.
8.3q “Written” and “in writing” construed. Sec. 3q. The words “written” and “in writing” shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the […]
Section 8.3b – Singular and Plural; Gender.
8.3b Singular and plural; gender. Sec. 3b. Every word importing the singular number only may extend to and embrace the plural number, and every word importing the plural number may be applied and limited to the singular number. Every word importing the masculine gender only may extend and be applied to females as well as […]
Section 8.3r – Acts of Incorporation Deemed Public Acts.
8.3r Acts of incorporation deemed public acts. Sec. 3r. All acts of incorporation shall be deemed public acts, and as such may be declared on and given in evidence without specially pleading the same. History: Add. 1959, Act 189, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1959
Section 8.3c – Authority of Majority.
8.3c Authority of majority. Sec. 3c. All words purporting to give a joint authority to 3 or more public officers or other persons shall be construed as giving such authority to a majority of such officers or other persons, unless it shall be otherwise expressly declared in the law giving the authority. History: Add. 1959, […]
Section 8.3s – “General Election” Defined.
8.3s “General election” defined. Sec. 3s. The words “general election” mean the election required by law to be held in the month of November but do not include any primary election. History: Add. 1959, Act 189, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1959 ;– Am. 1964, Act 209, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964
Section 8.3d – “Annual Meeting” Defined.
8.3d “Annual meeting” defined. Sec. 3d. The words “annual meeting,” when applied to townships, mean the annual meeting required by law to be held on the Saturday immediately preceding the first Monday in April. History: Add. 1959, Act 189, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1959
Section 8.3t – “Firearm” Defined.
8.3t “Firearm” defined. Sec. 3t. The word “firearm”, except as otherwise specifically defined in statute, includes any weapon which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by action of an explosive. History: Add. 1959, Act 189, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1959 ;– Am. 2015, Act 22, Eff. July 1, […]
Section 8.3e – “Grantor” and “Grantee” Defined.
8.3e “Grantor” and “grantee” defined. Sec. 3e. The word “grantor” may be construed as including every person from or by whom any estate in lands passes in or by any deed. The word “grantee” may be construed as including every person to whom any such interest or estate passes in like manner. History: Add. 1959, […]
Section 8.3f – “Inhabitant” Defined.
8.3f “Inhabitant” defined. Sec. 3f. The word “inhabitant” means a resident of a city, township, village, district or county. History: Add. 1959, Act 189, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1959