...UNITED STATES v. OREGON &c. RAILKOAD. 541 Opinion of the Court. roads. And the general rule is that " words importing the singular number may extend and...importing the plural number may include the singular," as provided in the first section of the Revised Statutes. Nor are we impressed with the argument that...

...office or banking house. We are asked, however, to construe it otherwise in view of the rule that " words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or things." Rev. Stats., § 1. But obviously this rule is not one to be applied except where it is necessary to...

...ike Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States Title 1, Chap, of America in Congress assembled, In. determining the meaning of the Definitions...the singular ; words importing the masculine gender may be applied to females; the words "insane person" and "lunatic" shall include every idiot, non compos,...

...Congress, December 1, 1873, in which occur the following words : '• In determining the meaning of the Revised Statutes, or of any act or resolution of Congress passed subsequent to February 25, 1871, words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or things...

...andfaithresolution of Congress passed subsequent to February twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy one, words importing the singular number may extend and...the singular; words importing the masculine gender may be applied to females; * ' * the word "person" may extend and be applied to partnerships and corporations,...

...electronically recorded statement of all proceedings at an oral hearing. *1100.6 Use of gender and number. Words importing the singular number may extend and...importing the plural number may include the singular; and words importing the masculine gender include the feminine. PRACTITiONERS * I 100.7 Register of...

...and is enforced in the enacting clause of the Revised Statutes: "In determining the meaning of the Revised Statutes, or of any act or resolution of Congress passed subsequent to Feb. 25, 1871, words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or...

...Representative* of the United States of America in Congress assembled, In determining the meaning of the Revised Statutes, or of any act or resolution of Congress...words importing the singular number may extend and bo applied to several persons or things; words importing the plural number may include the singular;...

...Representatives of the Unitti Std* of America in Congress assembled, In determining the meaning of the Revised Statutes, or of any act or resolution of Congress...words importing the singular number may extend and he applied to several persons or things; words importing the plural number may include the singular;...

...Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, In determining the meaning of the Revised Statutes, or of any act or resolution of Congress...eighteen hundred and seventy-one, words importing tho singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or things; words importing tho plural...