For the purpose of this revision and any other ordinances heretofore or hereafter adopted, except as the context may otherwise require:

The present tense includes the past and future tenses and the future, the present.

The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.

The feminine gender includes the masculine and neuter.

The singular number includes the plural and the plural, the singular.

"Shall" is mandatory and "may" is permissive.

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 or a legal holiday, that day shall be excluded.

"Writing" and "written" includes printing, typewriting and any other mode of communication using paper or similar material which is in general use, as well as legible handwriting.

"And" may be construed as meaning "or," and "or" as "and," if the sense requires and indicates such meaning.

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.

Any citation of a 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 this citation.