State v. White

The rule of implied repeal of statutes by revision or substitution has been so long and steadily adhered to by this court that the rule itself is no longer open to question. The difference between the judges in particular cases arises from the application of the rule to the record in the case under consideration. To my mind, there is no inconsistency or repugnancy between the two acts, nor is there any language in the later act which is calculated to show that it was intended as a substitute for the former act; but the two acts supplement each other, and the former act may be in force when…