Alabama § 1-1-2 - Tenses; Gender; Singular and Plural; Joint Authority.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 1-1-2 — Tenses; Gender; Singular and Plural; Joint Authority., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-1-2. Tenses; Gender; Singular and Plural; Joint Authority.
Words used in this Code in the past or present tense include the future, as well as the past and present. Words used in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter. The singular includes the plural, and the plural the singular. All words giving a joint authority to three or more persons or officers give such authority to a majority of such persons or officers, unless it is otherwise declared.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1-1-2 ("Tenses; Gender; Singular and Plural; Joint Authority.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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