State ex rel. Goodman v. Stewart
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Lems and Clark County; W. S. Doorman, Judge. Proceeding by the State, on the relation of Sam Goodman, against Charles T. Stewart, Secretary of State. Writ of prohibition issued, and defendant appeals. This proceeding was instituted for the sole purpose of having it determined whether the declaration contained in section 13 ■of Chapter 28, Laws of 1919, Extra.
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Appeal from District Court, Lems and Clark County; W. S. Doorman, Judge. Proceeding by the State, on the relation of Sam Goodman, against Charles T. Stewart, Secretary of State. Writ of prohibition issued, and defendant appeals. This proceeding was instituted for the sole purpose of having it determined whether the declaration contained in section 13 ■of Chapter 28, Laws of 1919, Extra. Session, withdraws that Act from the referendum provisions of section 1 of Article V of the Constitution, so that the Act cannot be referred to the people for their rejection or approval at the general…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matthews
At the general election held in November, 1906, the people adopted an amendment to section 1, Article Y, of the state Constitution, which, by executive proclamation, became a part of the Constitution December 7, 1907. Said section 1 of Article Y, as amended, in so far as it is pertinent here, reads as follows:
“The legislative authority of the state shall be vested in a legislative assembly, consisting of a senate and house of representatives; but the people reserve to themselves power to propose laws, and to enact or reject the same at the polls except as to laws relating to appropriations of…
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