Wisconsin § 990.02 - Construing statutes of 1898.
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§ 990.02. Construing statutes of 1898.
990.02(1) (1) All references to chapters or sections in the statutes of 1898 are to the chapters and sections of those statutes. 990.02(2) (2) If the provisions of different chapters of the statutes of 1898 conflict with or contravene each other the provisions of each chapter shall prevail as to all matters and questions growing out of the subject matter of such chapter. 990.02(3) (3) If conflicting provisions are found in different sections of the same chapter of the statutes of 1898 the provisions of the section which is last in numerical order shall prevail unless such construction is inconsistent with the meaning of such chapter. 990.02 History History: 1979 c. 89 .
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