The holding in Dodd v. State is instructive. 650 S.W.2d 129, 130 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1983, no writ). There, the only overlap or conflict between the statutes under review was the numbering system used in each.
Although the Code Construction Act does not apply to the Texas Business Corporation Act, the relevant common-law principles for construing the statute in this case are the same as those stated in the Code Construction Act. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 311.002 (Vernon 1998) (stating that Code Construction Act applies only to (1) code enacted by 60th or subsequent Legislature, (2) amendment, repeal, revision, or reenactment of such a code, (3) repeal of a statute by a code, and (4) a rule adopted under a code); Dodd v. State, 650 S.W.2d 129, 130 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1983, no pet.) (applying same principle as that stated in Code Construction Act to statute that court acknowledged was not covered by Code Construction Act); Harris Cty. v. Suburban Utility Co., 547 S.W.2d 72, 74 (Tex.Civ.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1977, no writ) (holding that Code Construction Act did not apply to statute at issue because that statute was not a code). 1. The Purpose of the Appraisal Remedy and Shareholder Approval Requirement
Our duty is, if possible, to harmonize the various statutes involved, resolve any inconsistency, and give effect to the dominant legislative intent. Standard v. Sadler, 383 S.W.2d 391, 395 (Tex. 1964); Southern Canal Co. v. State Board of Water Eng., 159 Tex. 227, 318 S.W.2d 619 (1958); Benavides v. State, 652 S.W.2d 464 (Tex.App. — Houston [1st Dist.] 1983, no writ); Dodd v. State, 650 S.W.2d 129 (Tex.App. — Houston [14th Dist.] 1983, no writ); Brown v. Patterson, 609 S.W.2d 287 (Tex.Civ.App. — Dallas 1980, no writ). We conclude that Article 4478 provides for an election when the required number of voters petition the Commissioners Court, but that the election is governed by the provisions of the Texas Election Code. Indeed, were we to hold that the Election Code is inapplicable, then we would have no rules concerning the eligibility of voters, the times and places for holding elections, the supervising officers, the counting and tabulation of ballots, and all the other rules and prohibitions contained in the Election Code.
If they can be harmonized and effect given to the content of each, there is no repeal by implication. Gordon v. Lake, 163 Tex. 392, 356 S.W.2d 138 (1961); Dodd v. State, No. B14-82-392, 650 S.W.2d 129 (Tex.App. — Houston [14th Dist.]. The two statutes in the instant case are not repugnant to each other and can be harmonized as part of the effort to control the possession and sale of illegal drugs.