GENERAL LEGAL PRINCIPLES; STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION – General Principles

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1407.00000 – GENERAL LEGAL PRINCIPLES; STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION
1407.01000 – General Principles

The Dills Act must be construed in a manner which leaves intact its constitutionality and which gives the plain meaning to the words of the statute. Because the Dills Act was enacted with the merit principles, as defined in the Constitution, clearly in mind, as long as the application of 3513(c) does not run counter to the constitutional provisions regarding civil service, there is no conflict.