McCollum v. Director of Revenue

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• recognizing that, in the absence of express inconsistency or irreconcilable conflict, an ordinance will be construed so as to maintain its validity even if it does not follow the exact language of its enabling statute
• recognizing that, in the absence of express inconsistency or irreconcilable conflict, an ordinance will be construed so as to maintain its validity even if it does not follow the exact language of its enabling statute
• “If, however, a municipal ordinance conflicts with a general law of the state, it is void.”
• “If, however, a municipal ordinance conflicts with a general law of the state, it is void”
• a statute “should be interpreted to avoid absurd results”
• a statute “should be interpreted to avoid absurd results”

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