Wood v. State Administrative Board

Plaintiffs filed bill to enjoin the State officers from expending money under the general appropriation law of 1931, House Enrolled Act No. 248 (Act No. 334, Pub. Acts 1931), on the claim that it, or parts of it, had not been properly enacted. Defendants, without answering, moved to dismiss the bill, and the court has certified six questions for decision.

The act contains a large number of specific appropriations for the various State departments, officers, institutions, and projects. After passage by both houses of the legislature, it was presented to the governor on June 5th. On June 17th…