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<br />. , <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />170.011D RILES <br /> <br />'Ihe language set forth in the text of this chapter shall be <br />interpreted in acoordance wi th the following rules of <br />construction: <br />1. 'Ihe singular nllllber includes the plural, and the plural <br />the singular. <br />2. 'Ihe present tense includes the past and future tenses, and <br />the future the r-esent. <br />3. 'Ihe word -shall is mandatory while the word "may- is per- <br />missive. <br />4. 'Ihe masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter. <br />5. Whenever a word or term defined hereinafter appears in the <br />text of this chapter, its meaning shall be construed as <br />set forth in the Definitions section of this chapter. <br />'6. All measured distances expressed in feet shall be the near- <br />est tenth of a foot. <br /> <br />2 <br />