Crescent City Gaslight Co. v. New Orleans Gaslight Co.

The important questions presented in this case are the following:

First — Does the petition disclose a cause of action ?

Second — Is the act of March 1, 1860, extending the charter of the New Orleans Gaslight Company, as now established by law, from first April, 1875, until first April, 1895, repugnant to articles 115 and 116 of the constitution of 1852, requiring the object of every law to be expressed in the title, and prohibiting the revival or amendment of a law by reference to its title?

Third — Are the acts of twentieth April, 1870,. and tenth July, 1873, incorporating the .plaintiff…