 | Massachusetts - 1836 - 1058 pages
...and in the like cases, the word " sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirm." Thirteenth. The word " person" may extend and be applied to bodies...politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. Fourteenth. The words "preceding" and "following," when Penalty for giving false answers to selectmen... | |
 | Joseph Kinnicut Angell, Samuel Ames - 1846 - 874 pages
...305. It is, notwithstanding, specially provided, in the Revised Statutes of some of the States, that " the word person may extend, and be applied to bodies...politic and corporate, as well as to individuals." Thus in the general provisions in the Revised Statutes of Massachusetts (ch. 2, s. 6.) Undoubtedly,... | |
 | Kentucky - 1851 - 548 pages
...word importing the masculine gender only, may extend and be applied to females as well as males ; and the word "person" may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, and the public generally, as well as individuals. law, shall be construed to... | |
 | New Hampshire - 1854 - 712 pages
...the paper alone, as well as an impression made by means of wax, or a wafer affixed thereto. SEC. 8. The word "person" may extend and be applied to bodies...politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. SEC. 11. The words "preceding 1 " and "following" when used by way of reference to any section of these... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1856 - 886 pages
...and in like cases the word " sworn" shall be construed to include the word " affirmed." Tenth—The word " person" may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate as well as to individuals. Eleventh—The words " preceding" and " following" shall be construed to mean the section next preceding... | |
 | 1859 - 354 pages
...of necessity within the meaning of the act; but we have a statute which expressly declares, that " the word person may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as individuals;" and without referring to that, I have no doubt that the legislature intended to prohibit... | |
 | Montana (Ter.) - 1866 - 792 pages
..."oath" shall be construed to include affirmation, and the word "sworn" to include affirmed. Eighth, The word "person" may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate. Ninth, The words " town or towns" may be construed to include city or cities. Tenth, The word " will"... | |
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - 1894 - 1032 pages
...statutes, the word " person," as used in the clause quoted from section 4231 of the Revised Statutes, "may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals": Rev. Stats., sec. 4971, subd. 12. Such being the law applicable, it is obvious that the defendant was... | |
 | Iowa - 1900 - 652 pages
...oath; and in like cases the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirm." Twelfth. The word "person" may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate as well as to individuals. impression of such official seal made upon the paper alone, as well as an impression made by means... | |
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necessary for a corporation to purchase and hold, shares of stock in a state bank except as such stock might be taken in payment of debts in good faith owing to the corporation. "The word 'person' may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate... 
