Presumptions in ascertaining legislative intent - 1 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1922

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     § 1922.  Presumptions in ascertaining legislative intent.
        In ascertaining the intention of the General Assembly in the
     enactment of a statute the following presumptions, among others,
     may be used:
            (1)  That the General Assembly does not intend a result
        that is absurd, impossible of execution or unreasonable.
            (2)  That the General Assembly intends the entire statute
        to be effective and certain.
            (3)  That the General Assembly does not intend to violate
        the Constitution of the United States or of this
        Commonwealth.
            (4)  That when a court of last resort has construed the
        language used in a statute, the General Assembly in
        subsequent statutes on the same subject matter intends the
        same construction to be placed upon such language.
            (5)  That the General Assembly intends to favor the
        public interest as against any private interest.

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