2012 District of Columbia Code
Section 45-604

"Person" to include partnerships and corporations

The word “person” shall be held to apply to partnerships and corporations, unless such construction would be unreasonable, and the reference to any officer shall include any person authorized by law to perform the duties of his office, unless the context shows that such words were intended to be used in a more limited sense.

CREDIT(S)

(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1189, ch. 854.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 49-204.
1973 Ed., § 49-204.

Current through September 13, 2012

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