For the purpose of this Revision and any other
ordinances heretofore or hereafter adopted, except as the context
may otherwise require:
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The present tense includes the past and future
tenses, and the future, the present.
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The masculine gender includes the feminine and
neuter.
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The singular number includes the plural; and
the plural, the singular.
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"Shall" is mandatory, and "may" is permissive.
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The time within which an act is to be done shall
be computed by excluding the first and including the last day, and,
if the last day be a Sunday, a legal holiday or a day on which the
offices of the township are closed, that day shall be excluded.
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Whenever a specific time is used in this Revision,
it shall mean the prevailing and established time in effect in the
State of New Jersey during any day in any year.
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"Writing" and "written" shall include printing,
typewriting and any other mode of communication using paper or similar
material which is a general use, as well as legible handwriting.
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Any citation of statute, law or ordinance contained
in this Revision shall be deemed to refer to such statute, law or
ordinance as amended, whether or not such designation is included
in the citation.
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a.
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"Chapter" shall mean one of the major divisions
of the Revision identified by a Roman numeral and divided by subject
matter.
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b.
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"Section" shall mean a major subdivision of
a chapter.
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c.
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"Subsection" shall mean a subdivision of a section,
identified by a decimal number.
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d.
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"Paragraph" shall mean a subdivision under a
subsection, identified by an alphabetical letter or Arabic number.
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