State ex rel. Cardwell v. Glenn
Nevada Supreme Court
Application for mandamus. The facts are stated in the opinion. I. Section 18 of article IV is directory only. A distinction is clearly takeu by the constitution between the passage of a bill and its becoming a law, and yet if we construe1 the constitution literally, when it has been passed by the two houses, regardless in certain cases of the signature or approval of the governor, it may become a law.
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Application for mandamus. The facts are stated in the opinion. I. Section 18 of article IV is directory only. A distinction is clearly takeu by the constitution between the passage of a bill and its becoming a law, and yet if we construe1 the constitution literally, when it has been passed by the two houses, regardless in certain cases of the signature or approval of the governor, it may become a law. (Art. IV, sec. 35.) It is nowhere provided in the constitution the signing of bills which may have passed both houses shall be a condition precedent to their becoming a law. The power to enact a…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Hawley, C. J.:
This proceeding, was instituted for the purpose of compelling respondents “to issue bonds for the purpose of creating a fund for the erection of county buildings.” (Stat. 1883,104.) Its real object, however, isto determine whether *38the “ act to remove the county seat of Esmeralda county from the town of Aurora to the town of Hawthorne” (Stat. 1883, 95) is valid.
Respondents claim that this act is invalid because the enrolled bill is not attested by the signature of the secretary of the senate. The bill was signed by the presiding officers of the respective houses,-by…
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