Farris v. Wright

As is said in the majority opinion, section 23 of article 5 of the Constitution has been often considered by this court, but apparently its meaning had not heretofore been fully .ascertained. Much aid in its construction might be derived by a consideration of its purpose and the evils in legislation which it was intended to prohibit. A similar provision is found in the constitutions of many of the States, and its purpose has been many times explained by the courts of this and other States.

One of. the earliest cases by this court construing this section is that of Watkins v. Eureka Springs,…