American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-11-06

the compilation work In charge to
print and publish all laws approved
on different days in the order in
which they are approved. and It is
only a fair presumption that all
laws approved. on the same day are
printed and publ shed in the same
chronological order.
Davis V. whidden. 40 Pac. 767
tcalD
Louisville v. Savings Bank. 1o4
4. s. 469;
State V. Davis. Z Md. 2s7, 1s All
500.
In determining when a statute
takes effect. no ccount Is taken Of
the time when il received the sane
ton OF the two branches OF the
Legislature, but they will ascertain
the precise hour when the statute
took effect by ascertaining the time
the executive approve the statute.
Switzerland stat. Cons. End Ed.
Sec. 1870.
Louisville V. Savings Bank. 1O4
u. S. 469;
Eek Parte Pfirrman. &C Pac. eos.
Affidavits OF ID. w. Davis and
Clint Meecbam are submitted. that
they We're present in the executive
chambers when Governor Ha'nes at
tached his signature to the said
bills; and they swear. under oath,
that the ch EFF executive of the stat
first annexed his signature to the
Franklin county bill. Thereafter,
at the end OF a fifteen or twenty
minutes period. he signed the bill
creating Power county. These af-
fidayits support the inference OBJ
tanned from the order OF publica-
ton of these statutes, that the
Franklin county bill received the
executive sanction prior to the Pow
er county bill.
IL might be commended. however.
that the wording of section Z of the
creating Power county determin-
ing the bonded indebtedness of
Oneida county that Power county
shall assume by the bonded indebt-
edness of said county existing and
at the time this act takes eff
feet is ambiguous and uncertain;
for the said section further pro-
vided that the proportion of said
bonded Indebtedness that Power
county shall assume shall be based
upon the total assessed value Of
Oneida county as Il now exists.
The word now as used in the
said section OF the said act might
construed TO near the assessed
value OF One'd county before divi-
the bill was being con-
sidered by the legislature-or II
might be construed as meaning the
assessed value after division, as re-
TO the time the act should
take effect.
But as the wording Of the act.
Power county shall assume
such a proportion of the bonded in
iebtedness Of Oneida county as was
existing and owing al the time this
vet took effect" is clear and unam-
aguous' the work now and the
total assessed value Of
oneida county" will be construed in
accordance with conditions existing
the result OF the said statute.
However. the intent OF the legisla
ure in this matter cannot alone be
determined upon the wording OF a
more or less uncertain and in
phrases OF the act creating
county II can alone be set
led rightly and fairly By ascertain
ng the intent Of the legislature as
expressed in the passage Of the two
nter-related statutes creating the
ounues OF both Power and Franklin
The meaning Of general terms may
e restrained by the spirit or rea-
on OF the statute. and general Ian
nage may be construed 10 admit
exceptions
Also d'fteren, acts passed BY
he legislature on the same day.
.pon the same subject matter viii
e read together IS parts o. the
anne act
Chandler Y lee i Idaho. sac.
A thing which s within the in
enuon OF the makers o. the statute
; as much with the statute as II
were within the letter. and a
hing which $ within the letter Of /
be statute is net within the sta
ate unless Z De- within the fntep-
Of the lawmakers.
People v Goldman. I Idaho. rs +,
Statutes VIII be construed With a
70 ascertain the intent OF the
'W-making power. and TO give force /
"a meaning 10 the language used !