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§ 5. — 5. (Enacted 1872.)

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The provisions of this Code, so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutes or the common law, must be construed as continuations thereof, and not as new enactments.

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Legislative History

Enacted 1872.

Nearby Sections

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§ 5.
5. (Enacted 1872.)
§ 50.
50. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 4.)
§ 5000.
5000. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2.)
§ 51.
51. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 779, Sec. 2.5.)
§ 51.1.
51.1. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 244, Sec. 1.)
§ 51.10.
51.10. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 524, Sec. 3.)
§ 51.11.
51.11. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 6.)
§ 51.12.
51.12. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1004, Sec. 6.)
§ 51.13.
51.13. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 641, Sec. 1.)
§ 51.14.
51.14. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 555, Sec. 1.)
§ 51.17.
51.17. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 315, Sec. 1.)
§ 51.2.
51.2. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 524, Sec. 2.)
§ 51.3.
51.3. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 5.)
§ 51.3.5.
51.3.5. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 364, Sec. 3.)
§ 51.4.
51.4. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 37.)
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