Pierne v. Valentine

I dissent and vote to affirm on the sole ground that as matter of law the relevant statutes (Administrative Code of the City of New York, § B18-4.0, subds. a, b and c) are not self-executing when they are considered in the *79light of and harmonized with section B18-2.0, subdivision b, section B18-4.0, subdivision g, and other provisions of the same Code which have bearing. It is elementary that in construction all portions of an act must be considered together and that even though a statute be divided into many sections, each one must be construed in the light of the other sections and kept…