Gaines' Adm'r v. Marye

Citations

• 94 Va. 225
• 26 S.E. 511
• 1897 Va. LEXIS 65

Syllabus

<p>1. Code of 1887 — Construed as one act — If sections not harmonious, original acts may be looked to — Register of Land Office — Salary—Sections 183 and 1908 of Code. — The Code of 1887 was adopted as one act, and all of its parts took effect at the same time. The various sections are to be construed together as one act. If harmonious, the acts from which the sections were taken cannot be resorted to to discover errors in the revision. If there is a lack of harjnony between the various sections, or their meaning is not clear, the original statutes revised may be looked to in order to ascertain the latest expression of legislative intent. Applying this rule to sections 183 and 1908 of the Code, the Register of the Land Office is entitled to a salary of §1,500 a year, and no more, for the discharge of the duties of that office and the offices of Superintendent of Public Buildings, and of Weights and Measures.</p>