State ex rel. Attorney General v. Francis
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Shawnee District Court. Action brought by The State of Kansas, on the relation of the attorney general, against John Francis, as treasurer of state, .to restrain the defendant from payings certain warrant, and to determine the validity of chapter 20 of the Laws of 1879. The nature of the action, and the facts, appear in the opinion. Trial at the December Term, 1880, of the district court, and judgment for the defendant. The State brings the case here.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
The only question involved in this case is with reference to the validity of chapter 20, of the laws of 1879, (p. 19,) passed by the legislature of the state of Kansas, on March 8, 1879, making appropriations for the state fish commissioner for the years ending June 30, 1880, and June 30, 1881; but it is claimed by counsel on both sides that involved in this main question is this further question, whether the house of representatives of the state of Kansas can ever, under any circumstances, exceed in number one hundred and twenty-five…
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