State Docks Commission v. State Ex Rel. Jones
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Dissent
JOHNSTON, Special Judge
(dissenting).
I concur in the majority opinion in everything other than the holding that the Lapsley-Lusk Act (Gen. Acts 1933 [Ex. Sess.] p. 124) does not violate that part of section 45 of the Constitution which requires that every law shall contain but one subject which shall be clearly expressed in the title. In justice to the opinion that I entertain on that subject, I have decided to record my views. This of necessity, also, requires me to consider the Sparks Amendment to the Constitution of Alabama.
The appellee contends that it was beyond the power of the people…
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