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applicable and appropriate to any section. Section 8. MASTER COPIES. The Clerk of Council, in addition to the book form copy to be attached hereto pursuant to Section 2 hereof, shall keep two complete master copies in book form and, in connection therewith or attached thereto in such form and manner as he may determine to be most easily available for ready reference, two copies of all amendments and supplements bearing such code, title, chapter or section designation as may be proper. If in doubt as to such designation, the Clerk of Council shall be guided by the advice of the Director of Law. Section 9. INTERPRETATION. In the construction of the Codi- fied Ordinances the following rules shall control, excepting those inconsistent with the manifest intent of Council as disclosed in a particular provision, section or code: (1} CALENDAR - COMPUTATION OF TIME. The terms "month" and "year" shall mean the calendar month or year. The time expressed in days within which an act is to be done or a period is to expire shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day except if the last be Sunday it shall be excluded. If time is ex- pressed in hours the whole of Sunday shall be excluded. (2) CITY. The word "Cit~' means the City of Lakewood. (3) CONJUNCTIONS. "And" shall include "or" and "or" shall include "and", if the sense so requires. (4} COUNCIL. The word "Council" means the Council of the City of Lakewood. (5) GENDER. Words importing the masculine gender shall extend and be applied to the feminine and neuter genders. (6) GENERAL RULE. Excepting as otherwise provided in this section~ words and phrases shall be construed according to the common usage of languagel provided, however, that technical words and phrases and such others as may have acquired a special meaning in the law, shall be construed according to such technical or spec- ial meaning.