...the Intention" and presents a multitude of decisions supporting and illustrating the following text: "Where the language of a statute, in its ordinary...contradiction of the apparent purpose of the enactment, or to some inconvenience or absurdity, hardship, or injustice, presumably not intended, a construction...

...that subject, the purpose to be accomplished, and the construction courts have given similar words. "Where the language of a statute, In its ordinary...contradiction of the apparent purpose of the enactment, or to some Inconvenience, or absurdity, hardship, or injustice, presumably not intended, a construction...

...Exception (b) applies where guagefeads *ue language of a statute in its plain meaning and it°yaorsurd" grammatical construction leads to a manifest contradiction of the apparent purpose of the enactment, or to some palpable absurdity or inconsistency, or to injustice and inconvenience. In such cases Judges...

...* * * lean towards that construction which preserves rather than towards that which destroys. * * * Where the language of a statute, in its ordinary meaning and grammatical construction, lends to я manifest contradiction of the apparent purpose of the enactment, or to some inconvenience...

...dealing with this subject, Mr. Endlich, in his work on Interpretation of Statutes (page 400, § 295), says: "Where the language of a statute, in its ordinary...contradiction of the apparent purpose of the enactment, or to some inconvenience or absurdity, hardship, or Injustice presumably not intended, a construction...

...Intent of Act. Modification of Language — Where the language of a statute, in its ordinary inclining and grammatical construction, leads to a manifest...contradiction of the apparent purpose of the enactment, dr to some inconvenience or absurdity, hardship or injustice, presumably not intended, a construction...

...disregarded. Mr. Endlich, in bis work on the Interpretation of Statutes, says: "Where the language of the statute, in its ordinary meaning and grammatical construction,...intended,— a construction may be put upon it which moditics the meaning of the words, and even the structure of the sentence. This is done sometimes by...

...contended for by him. In Maxwell on the Interpretation of Statutes, 4th ed., p. 344, it is stated : " Where the language of a statute, in its ordinary meaning...contradiction of the apparent purpose of the enactment, or to some inconvenience or absurdity, hardship or injustice, presumably not intended, a construction...

...criminal case, states correctly the principle laid down by all the authorities. He said, (2) : — " Where the language of a statute, in its ordinary meaning...contradiction of the apparent purpose of the enactment, or to some inconvenience or absurdity, hardship, or injustice, presumably not intended, a construction...

...Maxwell's Interpretation of Statutes (3rd ed., p. 319), which has been referred to. The language is: " Where the language of a statute in its ordinary meaning...contradiction of the apparent purpose of the enactment or to some inconvenience or absurdity, hardship, or injustice, presumably not intended, a construction...