174.110] ����� 174.129 Statutes, rules and orders to use sex-neutral terms. It shall be the policy of the State of Oregon that all statutes, rules and orders enacted, adopted or amended after Octo

174.110]

����� 174.129 Statutes, rules and orders to use sex-neutral terms. It shall be the policy of the State of Oregon that all statutes, rules and orders enacted, adopted or amended after October 3, 1979, be written in sex-neutral terms unless it is necessary for the purpose of the statute, rule or order that it be expressed in terms of a particular gender. [Formerly 174.115]

����� 174.130 Majority can exercise authority given jointly. Any authority conferred by law upon three or more persons may be exercised by a majority of them unless expressly otherwise provided by law.

����� 174.140 Construction of �a surety� or similar words. In any statute requiring a public official to furnish a fidelity bond or bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the official, whenever the words �a surety� or �a corporate insurance company� or words of similar import are used in referring to execution of the bond, the bond may be executed by one or more sureties, or one or more corporate insurance companies, unless the particular statute specifically provides otherwise. [1955 c.289 �1]

����� 174.150 [1957 c.146 �1; repealed by 1969 c.292 �3]

����� 174.160 Mailing methods authorized in place of notice by registered or certified mail. Whenever, for the purpose of giving notice, registered or certified mail, with or without return receipt, is authorized or required by or pursuant to statute, it is sufficient to use in lieu thereof any mailing method that provides for a return receipt. [1969 c.292 �1]

����� 174.170 Notice by personal service equivalent to notice by mail. Whenever notice by any mailing method is authorized or required by or pursuant to statute, notice given by personal service that meets the requirements for service of a summons is equivalent thereto. [1969 c.292 �2]

����� 174.510 Statute revision of 1953 enacted as law; Oregon Revised Statutes; citation. (1) The statute laws set forth after section 8 of enrolled House Bill No. 2 of the Forty-seventh Legislative Assembly were enacted as law of the State of Oregon, effective December 31, 1953.

����� (2) The statute laws described in subsection (1) of this section, together with sections compiled in parts bearing the certificate of the Legislative Counsel pursuant to ORS 171.285, may be cited as Oregon Revised Statutes. In citing a specific section of Oregon Revised Statutes, the designation �ORS (number of section)� may be used. [1953 c.3 ��1,7; 1961 c.90 �2]

����� 174.515 Duplicate original of 1953 revision; evidentiary effect. The three volumes entitled �Proposed Oregon Revised Statutes,� consisting of pages 1 through 1,058 in Volume 1, pages 1 through 2,066 in Volume 2 and pages 1 through 1,915 in Volume 3, on file in the office of the Secretary of State on January 1, 1961, are considered to be a duplicate original of the statute laws described in ORS 174.510 (1). A copy of all or any part of these volumes, certified by the Secretary of State, has the same effect as a copy of the same part of the original, certified by the Secretary of State. [1961 c.90 �1]

����� 174.520 General statutes enacted prior to January 12, 1953, repealed; exceptions. (1) All statute laws of Oregon of a general, public and permanent nature enacted prior to January 12, 1953, were repealed effective December 31, 1953, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section.

����� (2) If any provision of the statute laws described in ORS 174.510 (1), derived from an Act that amended or repealed a preexisting statute, is held unconstitutional, the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not prevent the preexisting statute from being law if that appears to have been the intent of the Legislative Assembly or the people. [1953 c.3 ��2,6; 1961 c.90 �3]

����� 174.530 Construction of statutes enacted as part of 1953 revision. The statute laws described in ORS