Roy v. Beveridge

In tbe first place it seems proper to consider tbe extent of tbe power of tbe city council of Portland to pass an emergency ordinance. Section 28 of Article IV of tbe Constitution is as follows:

“When Act to Take Effect. No act shall take effect until ninety days from tbe end of tbe session at wbicb tbe same shall have been passed, except in case of emergency; wbicb emergency shall be declared in tbe preamble or in tbe body of tbe law.”

This refers only to acts of tbe legislature and has no relevancy in respect to tbe passage of a city ordinance.

In Section 1 of Article IV of tbe Constitution as…