Legal Maxims Ch.

7 Ut res magis valeat quam pereat - construction is to be sought which gives effect to the whole statute (every word) Salus populi est suprema lex - voice of the people is the supreme law Statuta pro publico commodo late interpretantur - statutes enacted for the public good -> construed liberally Privilegia recipient largam interpretationem voluntati consonam concedentis - privileges are to be interpreted in accordance with the will of him who grants them Nullum tempus occurrit regi - no legal right as against the authority that makes the law on which the right depends Ch. 8 Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt - the laws aid the vigilant not those who slumber on their rights Potior est in tempoe, potior est in jure - he who is first in time is preferred in right Interest reipiciae ut sit finis litium - (public interest) by the very nature of things there must be an end to a legal controversy Ch. 9 Nova constitution futuris formam imponere debet non praeteretis - a new statute should affect the future, not the past Nullum crimen sine poena, nulla poena sine legis - no crime w/o a penalty, no penalty without a law Favorabilia sunt amplianda, adiiosa restrigenda - conscience and good law justify this exception Ch.10 Leges posteriores priores contrarias abrogant - a later law repeals the prior law on the subject which is repugnant thereto Interpretare et concordare leges legibus, est optimus interpretandi modus - every statute must be so construed and harmonized with other statutes as to form uniform system of jurisprudence Generalia specialibus non derogant - a general law does not nullify a specific or special law