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Interpretation of Terms.
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LXXXIX. And be it enacted, That, in the Construction of this Act the following Words and Expressions shall have the Meanings hereby assigned to them, unless such Meanings be repugnant to or inconsistent with the Context or Subject Matter in which such Words or Expressions occur; that is to say,
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Words, importing the Singular Number shall include Plural Number, and Words importing the Plural Number shall include the Singular Number:
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Words importing the Masculine Gender shall include Females: The Words “Lord Lieutenant” shall mean Lord Lieutenant, Lords Justices, or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland:
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The Wards “Superior Courts” shall mean Her Majesty’s Superior Courts of Record at Dublin:
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The Words “General or Quarter Sessions of the Peace” shall mean General or Quarter Sessions for the Borough of Dublin
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The word “Justice” shall mean the Lord Mayor of Dublin for the Time being, and any Justice of the Peace acting in or for the Borough of Dublin, or any One of the Divisional Justices of the District of Dublin Metropolis:
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The Word “Owner” shall mean Landlord or immediate Lessor:
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The Word “Rate” shall mean and include any Tax, Rent, Cess, or Assessment:
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The Words “City of Dublin” shall be construed to mean the Municipal District of Dublin as defined by the Act of the Third Year of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act for Regulation of Municipal Corporations in Ireland:
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The Word “Lands” or “Houses” shall include Messuages, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments of any Tenure:
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The Word “Oath” shall include Affirmation :
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The Word “Constable” shall mean Constable or Sub-Constable of the Dublin Metropolitan Police Force:
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The Word “Officer” shall mean a Person in the Receipt of Salary or of any Fees or Emoluments arising from an Office or Employment.
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