Blakey v. City Council
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. A. D. Sayre. This was a bill filed by tlie appellant and sought to declare the act of the Legislature of Alabama approved Feb. 25, 1903, unconstitutional and void and an ordinance passed by ‘the City Council of Montgomery under the authority of said act to authorize the issuance by the City Council of Montgomery of $50,000 of bonds for the construction, or purchase of public school houses or buildings null and void and to…
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Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. A. D. Sayre. This was a bill filed by tlie appellant and sought to declare the act of the Legislature of Alabama approved Feb. 25, 1903, unconstitutional and void and an ordinance passed by ‘the City Council of Montgomery under the authority of said act to authorize the issuance by the City Council of Montgomery of $50,000 of bonds for the construction, or purchase of public school houses or buildings null and void and to restrain the City Council from the issuance of said bonds. The validity of the act of the Legislature is attacked first,…
1Opinion of the CourtDowdell, J.
The act of the Legislature approved February 25, 1903, authorizing cities and towns to issue bonds (Acts 1903, p. 59), is not violative of section 45, art. 4, of the Constitution, which provides that “each law shall contain but one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title,” etc. The provisions for the election, and the issuance of the bonds in accordance with the result of the election, are embraced within and are clearly cognate and referable to the general subject expressed, which is to authorize cities and towns to issue Iannis for certain purposes. — Ballentyne v.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ballentyne v. WickershamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
- State ex rel. Winter v. SayreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1897
- State v. StreetSupreme Court of Alabama · 1897
- Judson v. City of BessemerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
- Hare v. KennerlySupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
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