Article XVI.
Rules of Construction
Section 198. Rules of Construction
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19711928
Rules of Construction
19711928
Rules of construction
In this Constitution, the singular shall include the plural, and the masculine the feminine.
In conferring a power or imposing a duty, "may" is permissive and "shall" is mandatory.
Omissions, having been often made for brevity, or because a part omitted was superfluous, do not necessarily imply a change of policy.
These rules do not apply where a contrary intent plainly appears.