{"data":{"id":"us-vt/1-v.s.a.-131","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"1 V.S.A. § 131","heading":"Preceding; following; such; said","body":"“Preceding” and “following” when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. “Such” and “said” when used by way of reference to a person or thing shall apply to the same person or thing last mentioned.","path":["Title 1: General Provisions","Chapter 003: Construction of Statutes","Subchapter 002: DEFINITION OF TERMS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/01/003/00131","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:04:51Z","sha256":"3efc388624da24e60ca8ddabd4987fa9e2639a0db0502006dbf6665eb17f5f79","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/1-v.s.a.-130","next":"us-vt/1-v.s.a.-132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}