Jones v. City of Des Moines

(dissenting). — The majority malíes a finding that the civil service act did not repeal or modify the soldiers preference law. Therefrom a too ready conclusion may have been drawn. For the finding brings about this situation — the court becomes confronted with two unrepealed enactments, in each of which the legislature has spoken relative to the subject matter of this controversy. The duty that then becomes the court’s is to accord to each enactment, so far as possible, that which the legislature intended. It seems that in some measure this duty has escaped attention. The query whether there…