Sutherland Statutes and Statutory Construction

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Volume 1
1. Legislative Power
  1. The Legislative Function
  2. Limitations on Legislative Power
  3. The Separation of Powers
  4. The Delegation of Powers
  5. Powers of Special Sessions
  6. A. Legal Commentary for Part I Legislative Power
2. Legislative Organization and Procedure
  1. Limitations on Legislative Organization
  2. Rules of Procedure for Legislative Action
  3. The Legislative Journal
  4. Introduction of Bills
  5. Printing and Reading of Bills
  6. Legislative Committees
  7. Legislative Investigation
  8. Lobbying
  9. Voting
  10. Proof of Enactment--The Enrolled Bill
  11. Executive Approval or Veto
  12. A. Legal Commentary for Part II Legislative Organization and Procedure
Volume 1A
1. Legislative Form and Mode
  1. Unity of Subject Matter
  2. Titles
  3. Enacting Clauses
  4. The Structure of a Statute
  5. Legislative Composition
  6. Amendatory Acts
  7. Repealing Acts
  8. Affirmative and Negative Statutes
  9. Mandatory, Directory, Prohibitory and Permissive Statutes
  10. Declaratory Statutes
  11. Interpretive Statutes
  12. Codes, Compilations, and Revisions
  13. Resolutions
  14. Municipal Ordinances
  15. Administrative Regulations
  16. Treaties and Compacts
  17. A. Legal Commentary for Part III Legislative Form and Mode
Volume 2
1. Legislative Applicability
  1. Time of Taking Effect
  2. Duration of Statute Laws
  3. Ancient Statutes
  4. Hierarchy of Legislation
  5. A. Statutory Sources: Collections of Laws, Codes, Etc
  6. Conflicts of Rules of Construction
  7. Pleading and Proof of Statutes
  8. Pleading and Proof of Subordinate Legislation
  9. General and Special Legislation
  10. Retroactive Legislation
  11. Ex Post Facto Laws
  12. Public and Private Statutes
  13. Separability
  14. A. Legal Commentary for Part V Statutory Interpretation
Volume 2A
1. Statutory Interpretation
  1. Principles and Policies
    1. Criteria of Interpretation
    2. Literal Interpretation
    3. Intrinsic Aids
    4. Extrinsic Aids--Legislative History
    5. A. Legal Commentary for Part V Statutory Interpretation
Volume 2B
1. Statutory Interpretation (continued)
  1. Principles and Policies (continued)
    1. Contemporaneous Construction
    2. Interpretation with Reference to the Common Law
    3. Interpretation by Reference to Related Statutes
    4. Interpretation by Reference to Similar Statutes of Other States
    5. Interpretation by Reference to Statutes on Other Subjects
    6. The Equity of the Statute
    7. Extension of Statutes by Analogy and Implication
    8. Public Policy and Statutory Interpretation
    9. A. Legal Commentary for Part V Statutory Interpretation
Volume 2B
1. Statutory Interpretation (continued)
  1. Principles and Policies (continued)
    1. Mandatory and Directory Construction
    2. Liberal and Strict Construction
  2. Types of Legislation
    1. Punitive Legislation
    2. Remedial Legislation
    3. Statutes in Derogation of Common Law
    4. Statutes in Derogation of Sovereignty
    5. Public Grants
    6. Particular Grants
    7. Grants of Powers to Administrative Agencies
    8. A. Legal Commentary for Part V Statutory Interpretation (Continued)
Volume 3A
1. Application of the Rules of Statutory Construction in Selected Areas of Substantive Law
  1. Types of Legislation
    1. Revenue Legislation
    2. Statutes not Affecting Long-Established Personal or Property Rights--Statutes Relating to Procedure
    3. Procedures Dealing with Post-Decision Matters
    4. Statutes Relating to Domestic Relations
    5. Debtor and Creditor Legislation
    6. Economic and Commercial Matters
    7. Statutes Enacted to Avoid Frauds
    8. Legislation for the Public Good
    9. Social Legislation
Volume 3B
1. Application of the Rules of Statutory Construction in Selected Areas of Substantive Law
  1. Types of Legislation
    1. Employment Legislation
    2. Civil Rights Legislation
    3. Conservation and Environmental Legislation
    4. A. Legal Commentary for Part VI Application of the Rules of Statutory Construction in Selected Areas of Substantive Law

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