Rumsey v. Saline County

The plaintiff applied to the county court of Saline county for a pension under chapter 187, Laws 1915. Upon appeal to the district court a general demurrer to her petition was sustained and the proceedings dismissed, and she has appealed to this court.

It is conceded that her petition was not subject to demurrer, unless the statute under which she applied is unconstitutional. Many reasons are suggested in the brief for holding the act unconstitutional. It is suggested that the act is in conflict with section 11, art. Ill of the Constitution, which provides that “no bill shall contain more than…