The Kentucky Revised Statutes of 1942 are intended to speak for themselves, and all sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes of 1942 shall be considered to speak as of the same date, except that in cases of conflict between two (2) or more sections or of a latent or patent ambiguity in a section, reference may be had to the Acts of the General Assembly from which the sections are indicated to have been derived, for the purpose of applying the rules of construction relating to repeal by implication or for the purpose of resolving the ambiguity. Like reference may be had to any special acts or charters granted by the General Assembly prior to the adoption of the present Constitution, for the like purpose.
Effective: October 1, 1942
History: Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, to aid in construction of revision and to give full effect to the legislative intent in enacting the revision.