144 THE FOREST PRESERVES 



ter, party or person, shall be deemed to be included, although 

 distributive words may not be used; and when any subject 

 matter, party or person shall be referred to in any ordinance 

 by words importing- the singular number only, or in the 

 masculine gender, several matters, parties or persons, and 

 females as well as males, and bodies corporate, shall be deemed 

 to be included; provided, however, that these rules of con- 

 struction shall not be applied to any ordinance which shall 

 contain any express provision excluding such construction, 

 or where the subject matter or contents of such ordinance 

 may be repugnant thereto. 



Each of the words: Woods, Timber, Forest, Preserve, 

 whenever used in any ordinance means : Land owned by the 

 Forest Preserve District of Cook County. 



"District" whenever used in any ordinance means: 

 Forest Preserve District of Cook County. 



"President" whenever used in any ordinance means: 

 President of the Board of Forest Preserve Commissioners 

 for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. 



"Board" whenever used in any ordinance means : Board 

 of Forest Preserve Commissioners for the Forest Preserve 

 District of Cook County. 



"Ordinance" whenever used in any ordinance, means: 

 Ordinance of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. 



"Person" whenever used in any ordinance means : In- 

 dividuals, firms, corporations, societies. 



"Police" whenever used in any ordinance means : Police 

 of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. 



