Simpson v. Bailey
Oregon Supreme Court
Appeal from Umatilla Comity. This is a suit in equity to restrain the defendants, who are' the county officers of Umatilla county, from tearing down the old county building at Umatilla landing; and from incurring additional debts and liabilities in behalf of Umatilla county; because the indebtedness of said county, already exceeds the constitutional limit.
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Appeal from Umatilla Comity. This is a suit in equity to restrain the defendants, who are' the county officers of Umatilla county, from tearing down the old county building at Umatilla landing; and from incurring additional debts and liabilities in behalf of Umatilla county; because the indebtedness of said county, already exceeds the constitutional limit. Plaintiffs also seek in this suit to test the validity of the act of the legislative assembly, approved October 13, 1868, authorizing the removal of the county seat of "Umatilla county; and to compel the county officers of said county to…
1Opinion of the CourtPrim, J.
It is contended that the act of the legislature authorizing the removal of the county seat of Umatilla county is unconstitutional, and that all the proceedings under it are void, for the reason, it is claimed, that several distinct subjects of legislation are embraced in the act, and whereas only one subject is expressed in the title.
Art. 4, sec. 20, of the constitution, provides that “every act shall embrace but one subject and matters properly connected therewith, which subject shall be expressed in the title. But if any subject shall be embraced in an act which shall not be expressed in…
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