Plural includes the singular — masculine includes feminine
Known as the Second Amendment Preservation Act
The act spans §§ 1–1 (43 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re Scott (2005)
Most recently applied in In Re Scott (September 2005)
Effective: 28 Aug 1957; (RSMo 1939 §§ 651, 652, A.L. 1957 p. 587); Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 651, 652; 1919 §§ 7054, 7055; 1909 §§ 8053, 8054
1. Whenever, in any statute, words importing the plural number are used in describing or referring to any matter, parties or persons, any single matter, party or person is included, although distributive words are not used.
2. When any subject matter, party or person is described or referred to by words importing the singular number or the masculine gender, several matters and persons, and females as well as males, and bodies corporate as well as individuals, are included.
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.