Collier & Cleveland Lithographing Co. v. Henderson
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to the Court of Appeals. Mandamus proceeding in the district court. Demurrer to alternative writ overruled, and peremptory writ awarded. In the court of appeals the judgment of the district court was reversed. Petitioner brings the cause to. this court for final review.
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Error to the Court of Appeals. Mandamus proceeding in the district court. Demurrer to alternative writ overruled, and peremptory writ awarded. In the court of appeals the judgment of the district court was reversed. Petitioner brings the cause to. this court for final review. The following provisions of the constitution are referred to in the opinion: Article V. “ Sec. 17. No law shall be passed except by bill, and no bill shall be so altered or amended on its passage through either house as to change its original purpose.” “ See. 18. The style of the laws of this state shall be: ‘ Be it…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Elliott
The application for a writ of mandamus in this case is based upon the following facts. During the legislative session of 1891 both houses of the general assembly adopted the following resolution:
“ Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring, that three thousand copies of the State Engineer’s report be printed, as prepared, to be, by the State Engineer, distributed among the people of the state.”
*261Pursuant to the terms of said resolution, and as the general purchasing agent of the state, the secretary of state employed The Collier & Cleveland Lithographing Company,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In re Appropriations by General AssemblySupreme Court of Colorado · 1889
- People ex rel. Clement v. SpruanceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1885
- May v. RiceIndiana Supreme Court · 1883
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- Nance v. People ex rel. SheedySupreme Court of Colorado · 1898
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