Williams v. Town of Hilton Head Island

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• recognizing that where it is not possible to harmonize two statutes, the later legislation supersedes the earlier enactment
• recognizing that Dillon’s Rule had been abolished when Home Rule was enacted
• recognizing that Dillon's Rule had been abolished when Home Rule was enacted
• noting that in reconciling two statutory provisions, the “Last Legislative Expression Rule” requires that the “later legislation supersedes the earlier”
• explaining Home Rule \bestow[s] upon municipalities the authority to enact regulations . . . so long as such regulations are not inconsistent with the Constitution and general law of the state\
• object of Article VIII was to abrogate traditional restrictions on the exercise of local autonomy such as Dillon's rule of strict construction

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