TCA § 1-3-108 — Code as continuation of existing law

For the purposes of construction, the provisions of this code insofar as they are substantially the same as existing law relating to the same subject matter shall be construed as continuations of and substitutes for the previously existing law repealed by § 1-2-104 . It is not the purpose of this code to change the effect of any such existing law. T.C.A., § 1-308. Compiler's Notes. This section first appeared in the code as enacted by chapter 6 of the Public Acts of 1955. Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 151. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 4 Tenn. Juris., Automobiles, § 26. NOTES TO DECISIONS 1. Defects in Original Enactment. 1. Defects in Original Enactment. This section did not change the fact that efficacy of § 6-55-501 was due solely to its enactment as part of Tennessee Code Annotated, and contention that such section was unconstitutional in that the legislature did not have authority to enact the original statute, Acts 1937 (3rd Ex. Sess..), ch. 18, under the governor's proclamation calling for the extra session was without merit. Memphis v. Yellow Cab, Inc., 201 Tenn. 71, 296 S.W.2d 864, 1956 Tenn. LEXIS 467 (1956).