§ 157.015 RULES OF LANGUAGE AND INTERPRETATION.
   (A)   The word SHALL is mandatory; the word MAY is permissive.
   (B)   The particular shall control the general.
   (C)   Words used in the present tense shall include the future, and words used in the singular include the plural, and the plural the singular, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary.
   (D)   All public officials, bodies and agencies to which reference is made are those of Lexington County, South Carolina, unless otherwise indicated.
(1985 Code, § 2, 2.10)