The offender commits grand theft in the first degree, punishable as a felony of the first degree, as provided in s. —An action for replevin must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction based on the value of the property sought to be replevied.A man goes to a farmhouse to read the electricity meter and sees a three legged cow near the house. He asks the farmer "what happened to your cow?" The Code Construction Act. (Chapter 311, Government Code) applies to the construction of each provision in this code, except as otherwise expressly provided by. 70.32 (1g), 70.32 (2m), 70.57 (3) (fl, 71 . 3 The current exemption laws are faced with many problems which were unknown in 1949. The statutes. 16-26.