Johns v. State

The first question presented is: Which of the two acts declaring it a misdemeanor to engage in common labor on Sunday is in force, that of March 5th, 1881, or that *333of April 14th, 1881? Our conclusion is that the statute in force is that of the 14th of April. It is found in a general statute grouping together public offences. It was the evident purpose of the Legislature to embody in this general statute the substance of former laws defining offences, and prescribing punishment for felonies and misdemeanors. The legislators intended to supplant all former enactments by the provisions of the…