Meister v. Carbaugh

This is a bill in equity praying that “An act relating to civil service in park systems” be declared unconstitutional and void and that the civil service board of the South Park Commissioners be restrained by injunction from proceeding thereunder. Appellees filed a general demurrer, which the lower court sustained, dismissing the bill for want of equity. From this decree the case has been brought to this court by appeal.

The validity of the act is contested on the ground that in its passage there was a violation of section 13 of article 4 of the constitution, requiring that “the bill and all…