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Construction of Terms.
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LXXIV. And be it enacted, That in the Construction of this Act the Words “the said Commissioners” shall mean any Two or more Commissioners for the Execution of this Act, unless when the Nature of the Provision or the Context shall otherwise require; and the Words “Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury,” or “of the Treasury,” shall mean any Three or more of such Commissioners, or the Lord High Treasurer of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland whenever there shall be such Officer; and the Word “Hereditaments” shall extend to and include all Weirs, Dams, Mill-courses, Water-courses, Canals, Trackways, Locks, Cuts, Sluices, Piers, Harbours, Quays, Wharfs, Fisheries and Rights of fishing, Tolls, and Rates; and the Word “Person” shall extend to and include every Body Politic, Corporate, and Collegiate, and any Number of Persons associated together as a Company or Partnership; and the Word “County” shall extend to and include any County of a City and County of a Town; and every Word importing the Singular Number shall extend and be applied to several Persons or Things, as well as one Person or Thing; and every Word importing the Plural Number shall extend and be applied to one Person or Thing, as well as several Persons or Things; and every Word importing the Masculine Gender shall extend to a Female as well as a Male.
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