State ex rel. Brewster v. Stewart

*565The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This is an original proceeding in mandamus by which the plaintiff seeks to have chapter 168 of the1 Laws of 1917 declared to be in violation of section 6 of article 6 and of section 1 of article 11 of the state constitution (Gen. Stat. 1915, §§ 208, 228). The state brings the action to compel the defendants to pay into the school fund of Chase county the sum of. $21.

J. H. Bom was convicted of violating the prohibitory law and was sentenced to the county jail of Chase county for a period of thirty days, and to pay a fine of $100 and the…