Legal Opinion

Board of Commissioners v. State ex rel. Stockslager

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1887PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Error from, CheroJcee District Court. Injunction, brought by The State, on the relation of the county attorney of Cherokee county, against the Board of Commissioners of said county, and the county clerk thereof. On September 7, 1886, the judge of the district court refused to dissolve the temporary injunction theretofore granted in the action. The defendants bring the case here. The material facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Horton, C. J.:

The object of the petition filed in the court below is to obtain a preventive remedy against the en*338forcement of chapter 75 of the Laws of 1886, upon the ground • that the same is unconstitutional. The only question for determination is, whether said chapter 75 is in conflict with § 16, article 2, of the constitution of the state. Said section of the constitution ordains, among other things, that “ No bill shall contain more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title.” The act in question is entitled “An act to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Weir v. County JudgeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1855
  2. The Sun Mutual Ins. Co. v. . the Mayor, C., of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1853
  3. State ex rel. Johnson v. HitchcockSupreme Court of Kansas · 1862

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Ex Parte HunnicuttCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912
  2. West Plains TP. v. SageCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1895
  3. In Re PinkneySupreme Court of Kansas · 1891
  4. State ex rel. Bradford v. CrossSupreme Court of Kansas · 1888
  5. State ex rel. Amick v. FranciscoSupreme Court of Kansas · 1916

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