Every word importing the singular number only may be construed to extend to and to include the plural number also, and every word importing the plural number only may be construed to extend to and to embrace the singular number also.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 43-3-4
Singular and plural
G.L. 1896, ch. 26, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 32, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 32, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 309, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 43-3-4.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.