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...that this section shall not require any vendors licensed under § 561.34, subsections (1) and (2), [beer and wine], to close their place of business. Any person who shall violate this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemean- or.” Section 100.191, Fla.Stat., F.S.A., a part of chapter 100, which is entitled, “General, Primary, Special, Bond And Referendum Elections,” provides in pertinent part: “General election laws applicable to special elections-, returns....
...ments to be closed on the days of special elections. In seeking reversal of the chancellor’s decree, the principal arguments of appellant are that the decree made an exception based on an unreasonable classification, and that the *301 provision of § 100.191 to the effect that the laws applicable to general elections are applicable to special elections is controlling here. Appellees reply that § 104.381 is clear and unambiguous in imposing the prohibition only on general and primary elections, and that § 100.191 is not controlling because the latter is part of a statute relating to the mechanics of elections, and not in pari materia because it deals with a different subject matter....
