State Ex Rel. Long v. Jones

The opinion of the Court was-delivered by

Mr. Justice Watts.

This is a petition addressed to the Court in its original jurisdiction for mandamus to require the respondent to pay out certain funds alleged to have been appropriated by the legislature for the support and maintenance of the Confederate Infirmary. After rule issued the respondent made return, and at the' hearing all issues of fact raised by the pleadings were waived and withdrawn, and only the questions of law were submitted to the Court.

It appears from the facts of the case admitted that the legislature, by section 30 of the…