State Ex Rel. Fletcher v. Ruhe
Nevada Supreme Court
Information in the nature of quo warranto by the State, on the relation of A. G. Fletcher, against Henry Ruhe, W. H. Noyes, S. O. Wells, Richard Ryland, and R. S. Osburn, as the City Council of the City of Reno. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.
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Information in the nature of quo warranto by the State, on the relation of A. G. Fletcher, against Henry Ruhe, W. H. Noyes, S. O. Wells, Richard Ryland, and R. S. Osburn, as the City Council of the City of Reno. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. I. The act to incorporate the Town of Reno embraces more than one subject and matter properly connected therewith, and the subject thereof is not briefly or at all expressed in the title and is, therefore, violative of article IV, section 17 of the state constitution. In addition to the ordinary matters and subjects usually embraced in an…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Belknap, C. J.:
This is an information in the nature of quo warranto for the purpose of determining the constitutionality of the act entitled “An act to incorporate the Town of Reno ” (Stats. 1897, p. 50), under which respondents hold office.
Respondents demurred to the information upon the ground that it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
It is first claimed in behalf of relator that the act is violative of article IV, section 17 of the constitution, which requires- “that each law enacted by the legislature shall embrace but one subject and the matter…
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