(A) The time within which an act is to be done shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day. If the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, that shall be excluded.
(B) Gender. Words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter.
(C) Nontechnical and technical words. Words and phrases shall be construed according to the common and approved usage of the language, but technical words and phrases and any others as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law shall be construed and understood according to that meaning.
(D) Number. Words used in the singular include the plural and the plural includes the singular number.
(E) Plural, singular. Words importing the singular shall include the plural, and words importing the plural shall include the singular.
(F) Statute references. The reference "G.S." shall be construed to refer to the General Statutes of North Carolina.
(G) Time. Words used in the past or present tense include the future as well as the past and the present.
(H) Title of office. The title of any office shall be construed to include the words, "of the City of Albemarle, North Carolina."
('58 Code, § 1-2)