The term "state," when applied to different parts of the United States, shall, when used in any statute, extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories created or recognized by congress.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 3 - Construction of Statutes
§ 1-3-1. Application of chapter
§ 1-3-4. Capital case, capital offense, capital crime, and capital murder
§ 1-3-17. Gender, masculine to embrace the feminine
§ 1-3-24. Intellectual disability
§ 1-3-26. Minimum education program, minimum program, minimum foundation program
§ 1-3-33. Number, singular and plural
§ 1-3-65. Construction of terms generally
§ 1-3-67. How time computed when a number of days is prescribed
§ 1-3-69. When a number of weeks is prescribed
§ 1-3-71. Civil law to control computation of relationship unless otherwise provided
§ 1-3-73. Civil law to apply in construing
§ 1-3-75. Petitions must be signed personally by petitioners