State v. Abbott
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error from the district court of Lancaster county. Tried below before Holmes, J. The facts are stated in the opinion. The enrolled bill is only prima facie evidence of the enactment of a law. Records of legislative proceedings may be introduced in evidence to show that a statute was not enacted according to constitutional methods. See State v. McClelland, 18. Nebr., 238; Nesbit v. People, 36 Pac.
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Error from the district court of Lancaster county. Tried below before Holmes, J. The facts are stated in the opinion. The enrolled bill is only prima facie evidence of the enactment of a law. Records of legislative proceedings may be introduced in evidence to show that a statute was not enacted according to constitutional methods. See State v. McClelland, 18. Nebr., 238; Nesbit v. People, 36 Pac. Rep. [Colo.], 221; Supervisors v. Heenan, 2 Minn., 281; Field v. Cla/rh, 143 U. S., 649; Purdy v. People, 4 Hill [N. Y.], 384; Leonard v. Southern P. R. Co., 21 Ore., 560; State v. Platt, 2 So. Car.,…
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