Article V. Pipe line corporations (§§ 40-54). 3405 ...... 3413 3420 VI. Gas and electric light corporations (§§ 60-71).. II. Special provisions for the incorporation and gov- ernment of Protestant Episcopal parishes or III. Special provisions for the incorporation and gov- IV. Special provisions for the incorporation and gov- ernment of Reformed Dutch, Presbyterian, V. Special provisions for the incorporation and gov- ernment of Baptist churches (§§ 67-77)........ 3579 VI. Special provisions for the incorporation and gov- ernment of Congregational and Independent VII. Special provisions for the incorporation and gov- VIII. Special provisions for the incorporation and gov- ernment of two or more unincorporated churches as a union church (§§ 100-101)....... 3598 IX. Laws repealed; when to take effect (§§ 110-111).... 3601 PAGE. 3678 3681 corporations 3682 X. Soldiers' monument corporations (§§ 120-123). Article I. Tenure of real property (§§ 1-9).. II. Creation and division of estates (§§ 20-56). THE DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW. Article I. Unlawful marriages (§§ 1-4)..... 3950 II. Solemnization, proof, and effect of marriage (§§ 10-16) .. 3951 III. Certain rights and liabilities of husband and wife 3954 VIII. Laws repealed; when to take effect (§§ 90-91)..... 3968 FOR GENERAL STATUTES, UNCODIFIED, NOW IN FORCE, $$ 1-6 The Statutory Construction Law. ECTION 24. Public holidays; half-holidays. 25. Year. 26. Month. 27. Days; mode of computing days; night-time. 28. Standard time. 29. Civil and criminal codes. 30. Laws of England and of the colony of New York. 31. Ltarting the effect of repealing statutes. 32. Effect of repeal and re-enactment. 33. Effect of revision upon laws passed at same session or before revision takes effect. 34: Alterations of titles and head notes. 85. Laws repealed. 36. Time of taking effect. SECTION 1. Short title; extent of application.-This chapter 'shall be known as the statutory construction law, and is applicable to every statute unless its general object, or the context of the language construed, or other provisions of law indicate that a different meaning or application was intended from that required. to be given by this chapter. § 2. Property. The term property includes real and personal property. § 3. Real property.-The term real property includes real estate, lands, tenements and hereditaments, corporeal and incorporeal. § 4. Personal property.—The term personal property includes chattels, money, things in action, and all written instruments themselves, as distinguished from the rights or interests to which they relate, by which any right, interest, lien or incumbrance in, to or upon property, or any debt or financial obligation is created, acknowledged, evidenced, transferred, discharged or defeated, wholly or in part, and everything, except real property, which may be the subject of ownership. The term chattels includes goods and chattels, 5. Person. The term person includes a corporation and a joint stock association. When used to designate a party whose property may be the subject of any offense, the term person also includes the state, or any other state, government or country which may lawfully own property in the state. § 6. Judge. The term judge includes every judicial officer authorized, alone or with others, to hold or preside over a court of record. |